Temples, Tombs, and Hieroglyphs
Barbara Mertz
HarperCollins
<p>Writing as Elizabeth Peters, world-renowned Egyptologist Barbara Mertz is the author of the phenomenally popular <i>New York Times</i> bestselling mystery series featuring archaeologist Amelia Peabody. In <i>Temples, Tombs, and Hieroglyphs</i>, Dr. Mertz explores the breathtaking reality behind her fiction by casting a dazzling light on a remarkable civilization that, even after thousands of years, still stirs the human imagination and inspires awe with its marvelous mysteries and amazing accomplishments.<p>A fascinating chronicle of an extraordinary epoch—from the first Stone Age settlements through the reign of Cleopatra and the Roman invasions—<i>Temples, Tombs, and Hieroglyphs</i> brings ancient Egypt to life as never before. Lavishly illustrated with pictures, maps, photographs, and charts, it offers tantalizing glimpses into Egyptian society and everyday life; amazing stories of the pharaohs and the rise and fall of great dynasties; religion and culture...