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Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt - Revised Edition
























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* Authored by Margaret R. Bunson
* Published: 8/1/2002


Specifications

Black-and-white photographs. Maps. Index. Bibliography. Glossary. Cross-references. Chronology. Tables. Time charts. 

Summary

Praise for the previous edition:
Recommended for high school and public libraries. —Booklist

Still the only one-volume reference to a civilization that has long fascinated scholars and lay readers alike, 
Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, Revised Edition has been extensively updated to include an additional 
2,000 years of historical coverage.

Ranging from Egypt's predynastic cultures to the suicides of Cleopatra and Mark Antony in 30 BCE, 
this comprehensive book includes more than 2,300 detailed entries-over 1,000 more than in the first edition-
as well as 88 new photographs and 14 maps. 
Each entry has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect recent scholarship. 
Adding to the accessibility and reference value of this volume is a list of further readings to supplement all major entries, 
a revised bibliography, a comprehensive index, and a glossary.


New and revised coverage includes:

* Archaeological discoveries, including the long lost cities of Canopus and Menouthis

* The eras preceding the unification of Egypt, ca. 3000 BCE

* The eras following the fall of the New Kingdom in 1070 BCE

* The results of recent DNA studies of existing mummies

* Political alliances

* Social and religious developments.




About the Author(s)

Margaret R. Bunson is the author or co-author of several reference and history books, 
including the Encyclopedia of Ancient Mesoamerica and The Encyclopedia of Saints. 

She has had a lifelong interest in ancient Egypt and has taught college courses on the subject.