This student-friendly introduction to the archaeology of ancientEgypt guides readers from the Paleolithic to the Greco-Romanperiods, and has now been updated to include recent discoveries andnew illustrations.• Superbly illustrated with photographs, maps, and siteplans, with additional illustrations in this new edition• Organized into 11 chapters, covering: thehistory of Egyptology and Egyptian archaeology; prehistoric andpharaonic chronology and the ancient Egyptian language; geography,resources, and environment; and seven chapters organizedchronologically and devoted to specific archaeological sites andevidence• Includes sections on salient topics such as theconstructing the Great Pyramid at Giza and the process ofmummification