A History of Ancient Egypt

From the First Farmers to the Great Pyramid

John Romer

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Penguin
22 May 2013

History; African history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE

How, over a thousand years, did a culture of semi-itinerant farmers create the rich, vivid, world of ancient Egypt, culminating with the Great Pyramid? In this extraordinary book John Romer draws on a lifetime of research to tell one of the greatest human stories. Showing how archaeological evidence has allowed this long-vanished civilization to gradually re-appear from under the sand, and the changing interpretations to which its breathtaking but enigmatic remains have been subjected, Romer reveals what these highly idiosyncratic objects have to tell us. The result is an engrossing detective story, as we discover what we really know of Nile civilization - and where the record remains silent. Whether he is writing about the smallest necklace bead or the most grandly elaborate royal tomb, Romer conveys a remarkable sense of a people like ourselves, and yet in so many ways eerily different.

By: John Romer
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 375g
ISBN: 9780141399713
ISBN 10: 0141399716
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 22 May 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for A History of Ancient Egypt: From the First Farmers to the Great Pyramid

Scholarly, passionate and exquisitely written ... a stunning, clear-sighted history of ancient Egypt -- James McConnachie Sunday Times It is not easy to enliven prehistory while simultaneously respecting limited archaeological evidence and avoiding novelistic pitfalls. But Romer manages it ... After a long wait, we have an up-to-date, stimulating account of the birth of what may turn out to be the world's oldest civilization -- Andrew Robinson Nature His physical descriptions are superb ... a book to be read and thought about -- John Ray Financial Times Romer carries the reader along effortlessly on a lengthy, complex yet immensely satisfying journey -- Joyce Tyldesley BBC History