April 2012 | Ancient Egyptian Scribes

Performance and Drama in Ancient Egypt (Duckworth Egyptology) (Duckworth Egyptology Series) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Robyn Gilliam's Performance and Drama In Ancient Egypt (0715634046, $31.00) closely studies archaeological and textual materials that survive as evidence for performance-based activity in Egypt, from the beginning of the historic period until the later Roman Empire. Examining texts, visual art, architecture,...

Classic Ancient Mythology Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book has wonderful information and beatiful images but no where in the book does it say what each plate is depicting! Very annoying.Click Here to see more reviews about: Classic Ancient MythologyClick here for more information about Classic Ancient Mythol...

Moses: From the Mysteries of Egypt to the Judges of Israel Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The history of Mankind is, in larger part, the history of the transformation of consciousness.This transformation is mapped, masterfully, eloquently, by Bock.Before reading this book, Moses was a major character in the Pentateuch.After reading this book, Moses is a major character in the history of Mankind.Click...

Where Pharaohs Dwell: One Mystic's Journey Through the Gates of Immortality Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Patricia Cori is a great storyteller.. From the moment of Patricia's regression of seeing herself sealed in a tomb and left to die,we embark on an adventure of suspense ,not fully knowing where she is taking us..You are there with her while she follows synchronicities and communicates with the great...

Ancient Medicine (Sciences of Antiquity Series) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)It has only been within the past couple of centuries that medical doctors made a real difference. But prospective patients, and the eagerness to be free of ailments, long preceded scientific study of disease and the discovery of such things as bacteria. Originally, illnesses were thought to be produced...

The Healing Hand: Man and Wound in the Ancient World (Commonwealth Fund Publications) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I ran across this in a high school library. A high school library, for crying out loud--and I don't believe anyone else had ever checked it out. It made wonderful Christmas reading. I suppose most people don't read about medical history over Christmas. I did. I couldn't put it down.Ancient Greece, China,...

The Library of Alexandria: Centre of Learning in the Ancient World, Revised Edition Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is a highly interesting book, collecting together a good assortment of different articles that (more or less) focus on the great Library of Alexandria. The articles are quite varied in approach: one is an imaginative tour of the city verging on the whimsical, another a dry detailed account of archaeological...

Supernatural: Meetings with the Ancient Teachers of Mankind Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Graham Hancock, the author of Supernatural: Meetings with the Ancient Teachers of Mankind could never be accused of pussyfooting around the revelations of his research, and he certainly postulates the heck out of the place of consciousness altering agents in the shamanic origins of religion and consciousness...

Kingdoms of Ruin: The Art and Architectural Splendours of Ancient Turkey Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)As I read the text and admired the beautiful photographs of Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch's most recent work, I couldn't help but wish that it had been published years before when I was traveling through Europe in my early twenties. Had I realized that ruins on this scale exist in Turkey, I would have strayed...

The Wonders of the Ancient World: Antiquity's Greatest Feats of Design and Engineering Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I found the book very basic and has a short list of structures that are between Mesopotomia, Juresalam, upper Egypt, and one pyrimad of the Maya civilization. Nothing from China, India, Zimbabwi, Central Asia, etc.It does not give more than simple sentences of superficial description.Click Here to see...

What Did the Ancient Israelites Eat?: Diet in Biblical Times Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Diets throughout history can tell a bit about the people who ate them. "What Did the Ancient Israelites Eat?" is a deftly researched, scholarly look into the diet of Ancient Israel. Looking into anthropological evidence, "What Did the Ancient Israelites Eat?" examines the base ingredients, how they were...

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The Seven Wonders of The Ancient World is one of the most complete and illustrative books that I have ever read on the subject. Each chapter explains in detail one of these seven ancient monuments, starting with it's history, location, purpose, building and description; and ending in how they came to...

Egyptian Charted Designs (Dover Needlework Series) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book contains just enough good patterns of Egyptian gods, animals and a couple of cobras to make it worth the price. The patterns, however, are small, dark and hard to read. I will find it necessary to make enlarged copies and color them.Click Here to see more reviews about: Egyptian Charted Designs...

Exploring Ancient Egypt Fun Kit (Boxed Sets/Bindups) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)My child really enjoyed the whole set.The masks were so much fun and the reading was great!All the little stickers and stencils really enhanced her understanding of ancient Egyptian life with the coloring books that came with it.I purchased it for my 5 year old because she showed interest in ancient...

Ancient Egypt Dot-to-Dot (Connect the Dots & Color) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I ordered this book for my middle school classroom, hoping to have something fun for students who wanted to look deeper into Ancient Egypt, but also to provide something interesting for them to do if they wanted. The problem is that the puzzles aren't your typical dot-to-dot puzzles. Many of them have...

Cosmopolis: Imagining Community in Late Classical Athens and the Early Roman Empire Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)At the time I write this (July 19, 2011), the hardcover edition of this book is priced at $56.67. The Kindle e-book edition is priced at $59.20.That is utterly insane. I'm the sort of person who would normally be interested in a book like this, but I don't don't buy books from publishers who assume I'm...

The Pharaohs Kitchen: Recipes from Ancient Egypts Enduring Food Traditions Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The Pharaoh's Kitchen by Magda Mehdawy and illustrated by Amr Hussein is just fascinating! We have recently returned from a trip to Egypt, so we found this book to be most enlightening as well as entertaining. The authors have deciphered ancient recipes for the foods native historically to Egypt. Both...