The book presents in depth histories of the cults of seven major goddesses and many excerpts from their literature--hymns, prayers, and magical spells as well as descriptions ...

"Ancient written documents often provide the essential information and these are used where necessary. However, the book highlights the contribution that archaeology makes ...

"Ancient written documents often provide the essential information and these are used where necessary. However, the book highlights the contribution that archaeology makes ...

The Ramesside period in Egypt (ca. 12901070 B.C.E.) corresponds to the late Bronze Age, a time of great change both in Egypt and the Near East. Viewed as an age of empire ...

As part of the SFI series, this book presents the most up-to-date research in the study of human and primate societies, presenting recent advances in software and algorithms ...

Early Dynastic Egypt spans the five centuries preceding the construction of the Great Pyramid at Giza. This was the formative period of ancient Egyptian civilization, and it ...

Early Dynastic Egypt spans the five centuries preceding the construction of the Great Pyramid at Giza. This was the formative period of ancient Egyptian civilization, and it ...

The sixth annual Current Research in Egyptology symposium took place from 6th-8th January 2005 at the University of Cambridge. Although the topics covered by the papers were ...

Explores the impact of the gradual adoption of coinage into Egypt by the early Ptolemies.