The British Museum Concise Introdution to Ancient Egypt

The British Museum Concise Introduction to Ancient Egyptprovides a lively and accessible introduction to ancient Egyptian life for general readers and students. The nearly independent chapters provide a comprehensive survey of ancient Egypt and its rich and well-documented culture. In addition to individual chapter bibliographies there is a general bibliography, an annotated list of important museum collections, a king list with a selected set of illustrated royal cartouches, and a general index.Highlights include: Lively overviews distilled from the latest discoveries and research Maps, plans, reconstruction drawings, chronologies, site lists and recommendations for further reading Hundreds of color and black-and-white illustrationsT.G.H. James is a former Keeper of the Department of Ancient Egypt and the Sudan in the British Museum and is the author of several books on Egypt and Egyptology, includingPharoah's People: Scenes from Life in Imperial Egypt;Howard Carter;Tutankhamun; and others.

T. G. H. James retired as Keeper of the Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan in the British Museum.