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Egypt Before The Pharaohs

By: Knopf Publishing Group

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Reference Books (Knopf Publishing Group)


Product Info

Title
Egypt Before The Pharaohs
Category
Dimensions
6.5x9.5x1.75"
NKG Part #
2148161025
Type
Hardcover

Description

There are two ancient Egypts - the Egypt of the pharaohs and the Egypt of prehistory. Knowledge of the first has become commonplace in our society thanks to the massice pyramids of legendary autocrats like Khufu and the rich, golden treasures of the boy-king Tutankhamon. The historical epoch is both shorter and easier to understand. Its kings and their monuments stand like familiar signposts pointing the way to the past. On the other hand, prehistory is like a patchwork quilt with great segments omitted by the seamstress and its fabric ravaged by countless eons of neglect. . . .