Ancient Egypt

Douglas J Brewer is a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Illinois and Director of the Spurlock Museum. He has written many books including the bestselling Egypt and the Egyptians and articles on Egypt. He has also spent 20 years involved in fieldwork projects in Egpyt - from the eastern desert to the Nile Valley.

'...this is a most welcome book, which will fill a gap in the study of early Egypt... The author...has sprinkled his narrative with anecdotes from his own archaoelogical expeditions make the text lively and entertaining, elevating his book from mere description to a highly personal and approachable account. I highly recommend it.' - Ronald Leprohon, Professor of Egyptology, University of Toronto

• 1.Archaeology, Egyptology and Prehistory: How We Know What We Know 2. Archaeology and Egyptian Prehistory 3. Environmental Reflections 4. The Paleolithic: A Desert in Bloom 5. The Neolithic: An Agricultural Revolution and New Way of Life 6. The Predynastic Period: Egypt in its Infancy 7. The Late Predynastic: Naqada III and the Quest for Power 8. In Search of Egypt's First Pharoah 9. Early Dynastic Life 10. New Horizons