The Story of Egypt
Author(s): Joann Fletcher
The story of the world's greatest civilisation spans 9000 years of history that has shaped the world. It is full of spectacular sites and epic stories, an evolving society rich in inventors, heroes, heroines, villains, artisans and pioneers. Now Professor Joann Fletcher pulls together the complete Story of Egypt - charting the rise and fall of the ancient Egyptians while putting their whole world into a context that we can all relate to. Joann Fletcher uncovers some fascinating revelations: new evidence shows that women became pharaoh on at least 10 occasions, and the ancient Egyptians even built the first Suez Canal and circumnavigated Africa. From Ramses II's penchant for dying his grey hair, to how we know Montuhotep's chief wife bit her nails, Joann Fletcher brings alive the history and people of ancient Egypt as nobody else can.
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Professor Joann Fletcher is based in the Department of Archaeology at the University of York, where she teaches world mummification and funerary archaeology. She is also Consultant Egyptologist for Harrogate Museums and Arts and Archaeology Consultant for Barnsley Museums. Joann is the author of eight books and numerous articles including contributions to the BBC's History website. Among her many television appearances, the follow-up programme to 'The Search For Nefertiti' (televised as 'Mummifying Alan') won a BAFTA, a Royal Television Society Award and an Association for International Broadcasting Award. Most recently she wrote and presented 'Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings' for BBC2, and is now working on more TV documentaries for the BBC including the four part series 'The Story of Egypt'.
General Fields
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- : Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- : Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
- : 01 September 2015
- : 234mm X 153mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 October 2015
- : 01 June 2016
- : books
Special Fields
- : Joann Fletcher
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : en
- : 932
- : 400
- : 2 x 8 pg colour insets