The British Museum Concise Introduction to Ancient Egypt provides 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 illustrations

About the Author
T.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, including Pharoah's People: Scenes from Life in Imperial Egypt; Howard Carter; Tutankhamun; and others.


Book Information
ISBN 9780472031375
Author T.G.H. James
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint The University of Michigan Press
Publisher The University of Michigan Press
Weight(grams) 525g
Dimensions(mm) 248mm * 190mm * 15mm