The Archaeology of Egypt from the Palaeolithic to the end of the Ptolemaic Period

This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of archaeological remains from Egypt dating from the Palaeolithic to the end of the Ptolemaic Period.

Chapters provide a balanced overview of settlement, temple and funerary archaeology throughout modern Egypt and brings in evidence from ancient Sudan and the Near East. As well as using the wealth of archaeological sites as evidence the book includes the assemblages of archaeological materials from Egypt held in museum collections throughout the world. To complement the broad geographical coverage the book delivers a deep chronological perspective providing a wide-ranging view of the pharaonic civilisation, its origins, and developments from the first appearance of modern humans in the Nile Valley to the death of Cleopatra VII in 30 BCE. The book also explores the ways in which Egyptian archaeology has been studied and how the fields of Egyptology and Egyptian archaeology have developed during the last three centuries.

Filled with illustrations and plans, this book can be used as a main textbook for courses providing introductions to Pharaonic Egypt and the Ancient History of the Eastern Mediterranean and similar topics.