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Ancient Egypt

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New Look! Relaunched with new jackets and 8 pages of new text! A detailed look at life in Egypt - from the pharaoh and his courtiers, through the mystical rites of the priests, to the world of the workers in the fields. Featuring stunning items from the tomb of Tutankhamun and jewelry from the royal palaces, Eyewitness Ancient Egypt shows how Egyptian palaces, Eyewitness Ancient Egypt shows how Egyptian nobles lived. Find out how they prepared for the afterlife and what food, clothes, weapons, and even toys ordinary people enjoyed. See the mummies of priests and kings, fruit that is more than 3,000 years old, the treasures of the pharaohs and the weapons of an Egyptian soldier. Learn why even cats and dogs were mummified, why the pharaohs were buried with boats and statues, why brave Egyptian soldiers had medals in the shape of flies and how the doctors of Egypt healed the sick. Discover what was inside the Great Pyramid at Giza, how Tutankhamun's tomb was found, what games Egyptian children played, what went on in the temples of Ancient Egypt and how hieroglyphics were deciphered. And much, much more!

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Availability

01314

932 SIM

Non-Fiction

Available

Detail Information

Series Title

The Nature Company Discoveries Library

Call Number

932 SIM

Publisher

Sydney, Australia : Time Life Books., 1995

Collation

64 pages : illustration ; 30 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9780783547633

Classification

932

Content Type

text

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Edition

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Subject(s)

Antiquities
Manners and customs
Egypt
Civilization

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