The Story of Egypt: The Epic History of the World's Greatest Civilisation by Joa

Description: The Story of Egypt by Joann Fletcher Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Ancient Egypt brought vividly to life by TV historian and one of the worlds leading Egyptologists, Professor Joann Fletcher Publisher Description The epic 4000-year story of the worlds greatest civilisation from a world-leading EgyptologistThe history of Egypt is full of spectacular sites and epic stories, an evolving society rich in heroes and villains, inventors and intellectuals, 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, from Egypts oldest art to the beginnings of mummification almost two thousand years earlier than previously believed. She also looks at the women who became pharaohs on at least 10 occasions, and the evidence that the Egyptians built the first Suez Canal, circumnavigated Africa and won victories at the original Olympic games. From Ramses IIs penchant for dying his greying hair to how we know Montuhoteps wife bit her nails and the farmer Baki liked eating in bed, Joann Fletcher brings the history and people of ancient Egypt alive, as nobody else can. Author Biography 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 advisor to Barnsley and Wigan museums. Joann is the author of nine books and numerous articles including contributions to the BBCs History website. Among her many television appearances, the follow-up programme to The Search For Nefertiti (televised as Mummifying Alan: Egypts Last Secret) won a BAFTA, a Royal Television Society Award and an Association for International Broadcasting Award. She wrote and presented Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings and Egypts Lost Queens for BBC2, and has recently completed a four-part series on the history of ancient Egypt again for BBC2. Details ISBN 1444785168 ISBN-13 9781444785166 Title The Story of Egypt Author Joann Fletcher Format Paperback Year 2016 Pages 496 Publisher Hodder & Stoughton GE_Item_ID:98000738; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

Price: 22.66 USD

Location: Calgary, Alberta

End Time: 2025-01-14T03:52:21.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 USD