The Seventy Great Mysteries of Ancient Egypt
Edited by Bill Manley
Contributors Manfred Bietak
John J. Bimson
Mark Collier
Aidan Dodson
Elizabeth Goring
Dominic Montserrat
Ludwig D. Morenz
Robert G. Morkot
Paul Nicholson
David O'Connor
José-Ramón Pérez-Accino
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| ‘Large, attractive and impressive ... combines accessible information with high quality photographic illustration and informative diagrams and maps ... excellent value for both academic enquiry and casual interest’ | | – School Librarian |
| ‘A usefully detailed and informatively entertaining exploration of many aspects of ancient Egyptian life’ | | – Focus |
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• Where is the body of Akhenaten?
• Why use hieroglyphic writing?
• The Israelite Exodus: myth or reality?
What were the pyramids actually for? How old is the Great Sphinx? Did Moses learn his beliefs at the court of Akhenaten? Why did the beautiful queen Nefertiti suddenly disappear? And are there more royal tombs still waiting to be discovered?
In this intriguing book seventeen Egyptologists and archaeologists probe the most compelling mysteries in the light of recent research and discoveries. In some cases, the answers seem straightforward; others are still shrouded in mystery.
Even today Egyptologists continue to unearth tantalizing mysteries: evidence that Tutankhamun was murdered, boats buried intact deep in the desert beside the tombs of the earliest kings, unexplained shafts inside the Great Pyramid apparently aligned with the stars and a massive mausoleum built for the many sons of Ramesses II.
Packed with evocative photographs and illuminating new diagrams, maps and plans, The Seventy Great Mysteries of Ancient Egypt is a unique exploration of this most romantic and inspiring of all ancient civilizations.
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|  |  | | | | ISBN 0500051232 | | ISBN-13 978-0500051238 | | | | 26.0 x 20.0 cm | | Hardback | | 304pp | | 424 illustrations, 344 in colour | | First published 2003 | | | | £24.95 | | | |  | | | | 
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