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From AEB : Les auteurs ont conçu cet ouvrage comme une invitation à découvrir ce qu'est véritablement un complexe pyramidal, demeure d'éternité du pharaon et lieu du culte royal, en accordant une large place à l'architecture mais aussi au décor. Les statues, les parures, les bas-reliefs, encore sur place ou conservés dans les musées, sont autant d'occasions de présenter les hommes qui édifièrent ces monuments inégalés et l'activité débordante qui, bien après la mort du roi, animait ces lieux parmi les plus visités aujourd'hui en Égypte.

From AEB: The author presents the site and its early exploration, and explains the excavations of Garstang.

Reviewed by Francesca: In no fewer than 64 pages, this book provides a history of mummification from the Predynastic era to the Roman period. Tomb robberies, animal mummification, funerary customs and methods are discussed. Illustrated in black and white, it also includes a list of museums where mummies are exhibited, as well as a short bibliography. A must for everyone's collection.

Reviewed by Francesca: Written by two of the leading experts in the field of early Ancient Egyptian history and prehistory, this book surveys the current theories surrounding the state formation process. It details the major sites which have been excavated and are under investigation, as well as the theorized contact with the inhabitants of the Western Desert and the Near East. It is a typical well written excellent little Shire book, with much compact information and many illustrations. All in all, it is an excellent source of information about Protodynastic Egypt for scholars and interested laypeople.

Synopsis: A daughter of Akhenaten and Nefertiti falls in love with a scribe.