October 2012 | Ancient Egyptian Scribes

Ancient Egypt (Technology in the Time of) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book had too many pictures and not enough information. It jumped from one topic to another too quickly, and it never really went deep into any topic. This book is ideal for people who just want a brief idea of what life was like in ancient Egypt, but is not very useful for projects or lots of info....

Jesus in the House of the Pharaohs: The Essene Revelations on the Historical Jesus Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The theories put forth in this work are indeed unorthodox, yet not to be dismissed because of that. The author believes the old testament scriptures especially to be deliberately misleading for the sake of covering up the theories put forth in this book. The author certainly did his archaeological and...

Abydos: Egypt's First Pharaohs and the Cult of Osiris (New Aspects of Antiquity) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)David O'Connor has been excavating at Abydos since 1967 -- probably his most famous find is the series of boats near the enclosures of Khasekhemwy (Shunet el Zebib) and the Western Mastaba -- and so is well-qualified to author this valuable and comprehensive work on the site. O'Connor pulls together...

The Murder of Tutankhamen Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Granted the evidence presented by this book is by no means conclusive, I've got to say that if more history books were written with this much verve, fewer kids would graduate school convinced that "history is boring." Brier loves what he does, and he's very well-read in it, and it shows. You get a real...

Gifts of the Nile: Faience from Ancient Egypt Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)A well illustrated book , numerous examples of what is known in pottery as " Egyptian Paste ". Ornaments , tiles ,cups, figurines and the ever present ,beads. More than enough colour photographs to satisfy the thirst . The 3 different processes of manufacturing Egyptian Paste objects are explained technically....

Mummy (DK/Google E.guides) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Our family is a big fan of these Eyewitness books and this is an excellent overview of all types of mummies.As a warning however, there are quite a few gruesome photographs which might scare kids younger than 6 or 7 so a parent might want to check it out in a bookstore before buying sight unseen.Click...

The Eastern Mediterranean in the Age of Ramesses II Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This was the required reading for an adult enrichment course in ancient history. For students familiar with Egyptian history, this book opens up the Mediterranean world, and deals with the interrelationships with other "states" or "empires". Many of the names, such as: Elam, Hatti, Ugarit, Hurrians,...

Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Joyce Ann Tyldesley is a lecturer of Egyptology at Liverpool University and the author of several books on ancient Egypt. She writes that most authors have written about Cleopatra either from a Roman perspective or from a popular culture perspective. She claims that most Egyptologists consider Cleopatra...

The Second Coming of the Star Gods Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Through almost 500 pages, the author skillfully interweaves the stories of 5 groups of characters from 4th-Dynasty Egypt: Pharaoh and his family, his advisors to the throne, several powerful magician-priests and priestesses, Pharaoh's half-brother - himself a powerful magician-priest, and 2 young apprentice...

Ancient Cities of the Indus Valley Civilization Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Mark Kenoyer is one of the leading experts on the ancient Indus Valley. As Director of the current excavations at the ancient Indus site of Harappa, he has made a number of new discoveries which are greatly expanding our knowledge of this civilization. The books is thorough, well-illustrated, and free...

The Great Belzoni: The Circus Strongman Who Discovered Egypt's Ancient Treasures, Second Edition (International Library of Historical Studies) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is a great book about a lesser known figure in the history of Egyptian Archaeology. It des a great job of telling about his life and placing him in a proper historical context. It doesn't try to hold him to modern archaeological standards, and explains that in the 19th century archaeology was kind...

The Complete History of Costume & Fashion: From Ancient Egypt to the Present Day Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Always on the lookout for any new costume reference, I waseager to leaf through this one. Unfortunately, it was nearlya waste of time.I say "nearly", because Cosgrave provides quite a few helpfulillustrations, though the objects depicted are often mislabelled and period paintings are seldom fully cited....

Israel: Ancient Kingdom or Late Invention? Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Let me say at the outset that this is a book for the academically inclined, seminary students, scholarly pastors, and members of academic teaching departments. It is a collection of speeches presented at an evangelical semianr on archaeology and the nation of Israel.The best essay in my opinion was the...

Cairo Diary Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Cairo Dairy merges the past and present in this modern day story of intrigue. Through an accident of fate, Justine, the heroine, finds herself with an ancient text that chronicles the life of a woman named Mary, the mother of Jesus. The diary portrays Mary as a thoughtful, caring, and literate woman...

The Mycenaeans (Peoples of the Ancient World) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Castleden has done a very good job synthesizing the archeological evidence and presenting a look at Mycenean society, the people and their interactions with their neighbors while comparing it with the traditional legends that had come from that time. The book is well written with easy to follow text...

Astronomy and Mathematics in Ancient China: The 'Zhou Bi Suan Jing' (Needham Research Institute Studies) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Don't let the title fool you. This is not just about China, this is about the human condition. Someone with an imagination should have worked on the title and given it a bit more excitement. I almost skipped reading the book because the title seemed so dry.I read this book twice and will probably read...

Ahmose: Liberator of Egypt (Leaders of Ancient Egypt) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I saw a review of this author's series of books by an Egyptology professor which said that they were highly informative and full of accurate information, so I bought them and found that I agreed. There are lots of quotes from the ancient Egyptians themselves which give a real flavor of the times, and...