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Ancient Egypt : a very short introduction / Ian Shaw.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shaw, Ian, 1961- author.
- Series:
- Very short introductions.
- Very short introductions
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Egyptology.
- Egypt--Civilization--To 332 B.C.
- Egypt.
- Egypt--Antiquities.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (192 pages) : illustrations, facsimilies, maps, plan, portraits.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004.
- Summary:
- In this introduction, Ian Shaw describes how our current ideas about Egypt are based not only on the discoveries made by early Egyptologists but also on fascinating new kinds of evidence produced by modern scientific and linguistic analyses. He also explores the changing influences on our responses to these finds.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-165) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-151813-1
- 1-4294-7007-0
- 1-280-75306-4
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