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2) Pyramid
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Text and black-and-white illustrations follow the intricate step-by-step process of the building of an ancient Egyptian pyramid.
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"Marking the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's spectacular tomb, its incredible treasures are revealed as never before. In 1922, after fifteen years of searching, archaeologists finally discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun. There, buried alongside the king's mummy, they found more than 5,000 unique objects, each with a story to tell about ancient life. Tutankhamun's spectacular gold mask is justifiably famous, but the rest of...
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It was Herodotus who first called Egypt "the gift of the river." Now renowned Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson takes us along the Nile to reveal how it continues to hold the key to understanding the earliest of the great ancient civilizations as well as the volatile and rapidly modernizing country that is Egypt today. Wilkinson's narrative takes us from the river's mystical sources (the Blue Nile which rises in Ethiopia, and the White Nile coursing from...
17) The Egyptians
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Uses artifacts and other archaeological evidence to describe daily life in ancient Egypt, including their homes and towns, clothes, rulers, religion, and how they fought in war.
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"The astonishing truth behind the old Testament's Plague of the Firstborn is revealed in the landmark documentary, RAMSES: WRATH OF GOD OR MAN? Follow celebrated Egyptologist Kent Weeks into the Valley of the Kings where he uncovers what may be the skull of Remeses II's eldest son. As forensic scientists determine its identity and the exact cause of death, the events surrounding the young Prince's demise and the Israelites' exodus from Egypt are painstakingly...
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