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Zahi Hawass
This book is the latest edition of a long-selling success about Ancient Egyptian and archaeology - offering fresh insights like never before!
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World-renowned archaeologist Zahi Hawass weaves a spellbinding narrative about how the pyramids were built and why, new in paperback
Nearly five thousand years ago, the fourth dynasty of Egypt's Old…
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Zahi A. Hawass
Searches for a more realistic picture of women’s lives in ancient Egypt. As well as reconsidering the evidence from tomb and temple, the author draws on material from his excavations…
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Reflecting the richly diverse cultural history of Alexandria, the city’s National Museum houses a collection of some of the most important artifacts found in the region, from all periods of…
One of the highlights of a visit to the historic monuments of Luxor, ancient Thebes, is the famed Sound & Light Show in the great temple complex of Karnak. This…
The Pyramids of Giza are home to a Sound and Light Show of music, historical narration, and lights and images played out on the ancient stones and the Sphinx. Including…
Tutankhamun has captivated the world ever since Howard Carter’s discovery of his treasure-filled tomb in the Valley of the Kings in 1922. This title offers a concise history of the…
More than 30 of the most noteworthy an memorable gems of the collection.
This volume, written in both English and Arabic, tells the story of the Sphinx from ancient times to the present, focusing particularly on the task - first addressed in the…
This fully illustrated book records the salvage and relocation of the Temple of Kalabsha, part of the Temple of Garf Hussein, the temple of Beit El Wali, the Kiosk of…
A personal tour of the fascinating Egyptian sites excavated over the last 33 years by Egypt’s leading archaeologist, the discoverer of the Valley of the Golden Mummies, who was recently…
The tomb of Tutankhamun, with its treasures, remains the most sensational archaeological find of all time. This volume takes the reader through Tutankhamuns tomb room-by-room in the order that it…
One of the highlights of a visit to the temple of Horus at Edfu, halfway between Luxor and Aswan in Upper Egypt, is the famed Sound & Light Show, a…
The most up-to-date account of the boy king’s life, from the discovery of the tomb in 1922 by Howard Carter to the latest CT-scanning, X-raying, and DNA studies. By the…
Brimming with close-up photographs of the statuary, stelae, sarcophagi, wall paintings, reliefs, artefacts, and, of course, the monuments, this volume offers an information-packed overview of the history of ancient Egypt.
Tasha Madison
Jealousy. Greed. Power. Deception. Murder. The beginning of the end of a golden empire. When family drama threatens to unseat the rightful heir, palace intrigues rouse a conspiracy to commit…
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How do you kill a king? First, you start with the queen … Jealousy. Greed. Power. Deception. Murder. The beginning of the end of a golden empire. When family drama…
Zahi A. Hawass,Franck Goddio
Over the years, the author, in conjunction with Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, has combed ancient submerged sites in the vicinity of Alexandria, revealing artifacts from tiny gold coins to…
Zahi A. Hawass,Ashraf Senussi
Discusses the pottery that was discovered by Zahi Hawass’ excavations at Giza, including the Cemetery of the Pyramid Builders, the Western Cemetery, and the settlement beneath the modern suburb of…
These scholarly essays by leading Egyptian Egyptologists discuss the building and contents of the Egyptian Museum, the origins and evolution of the Egyptian language and writing system, the glory days…
Zahi A. Hawass,Sandro Vannini
The ultimate book on King Tut and his tomb–the most exciting archaeological find the world has ever known–now in a compact edition
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From a boat ritual of King Mentuhotep Nebhepetra to miniature royal sarcophagi from South Abydos.
Based on the Eighth International Congress of Egyptologists, held in Cairo, 2000, this text includes the eight Millennium Debates led by esteemed Egyptologists, addressing key issues in current Egyptological research…
Miroslav Verner
Nearly two decades have passed since the last edition of Miroslav Verner’s seminal The Pyramids. In that time, fresh explorations and new sophisticated technologies have contributed to ever more detailed…
Mark Lehner,Zahi Hawass
A landmark publication - the definitive account of the greatest archaeological monument in the world by the leading authorities on the site, making it the ultimate book on Giza and…
This book is the most thorough and up-to-date report ever written about the ancient site of Giza. Authors Mark Lehner and Zahi Hawass, with more than four decades of collective…
Three volumes on renowned archaeologist Dr. Zahi Hawass including a biography, bibliography and contributions from Egyptologists.
To celebrate the centennial of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, museum directors and Egyptologists were invited to contribute accounts of Egyptian collections or studies of artifacts from around the world…
Yousrya Abdel-Aziz Hosni
Provides an overview of the historical sites in and around Alexandria, from the earliest Ptolemaic remains submerged under the sea, to the Greco-Roman catacombs, to the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic…
From the female clergy during the New Kingdom to the significance of the semi-precious stone carnelian in Egyptian royal jewelry.
A tribute to one of Egypt’s preeminent Egyptologists.
Bongioan,Auc Press
An immense reservoir of art history, Cairo’s Museum of Egyptian Antiquities contains fabulous collections of relics from the Mediterranean’s most mysterious and ancient civilization, the true cradle of western culture…
Zahi Hawass,Sahar N. Saleem (Cairo University)
The royal mummies in the Cairo Museum are an important source of information about the lives of the ancient Egyptians. The remains of these pharaohs and queens can inform us…
The Supreme Council of Antiquities
Reports on the excavations and restorations.
