{"product_id":"9780470673362","title":"An Introduction to the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAn Introduction to the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKathryn A. Bard\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Archaeology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis student-friendly introduction to the archaeology of ancient Egypt guides readers from the Paleolithic to the Greco-Roman periods, and has now been updated to include recent discoveries and new illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e • Superbly illustrated with photographs, maps, and site plans, with additional illustrations in this new edition\u003cbr\u003e • Organized  into 11 chapters, covering: the history of Egyptology and Egyptian archaeology; prehistoric and pharaonic chronology and the ancient Egyptian language; geography, resources, and environment; and seven chapters organized chronologically and devoted to specific archaeological sites and evidence\u003cbr\u003e • Includes sections on salient topics such as the constructing the Great Pyramid at Giza and the process of mummification\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eKathryn A. Bard\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Archaeology at Boston University. A fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, she has directed excavations in Egypt and northern Ethiopia since 1989, and in 1998 was given the Chairman’s Award of the National Geographic Society’s Committee for Research and Exploration. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eFrom Farmers to Pharaohs: Mortuary Evidence for the Rise of Complex Society in Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Archaeology of Ancient Egypt: An Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), and is on the editorial board of \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Egyptian Archaeology\u003c\/i\u003e published by the Egypt Exploration Society. Professor Bard is co-director of excavations at the pharaonic harbor at Mersa-Wadi Gawasis on the Red Sea, which has uncovered evidence of ancient Egyptian ships used in seafaring expeditions to the land of Punt, probably located in what is now eastern Sudan and Eritrea.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 January 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470673362\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e480\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310796861580,"sku":"9780470673362","price":54.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470673362_36c93866-364e-4548-8437-16f01f90d560.jpg?v=1780176033","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780470673362","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}