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Guild (1984), Edition: First edition & printing in this form, Hardcover
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Reconstructs ancient Egyptian way of life through material unearthed at the excavations of a tiny Egyptian village located in a desert outside Thebes.
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It's not often when archaeologists are able to gather enough information about individuals in a culture to find their full narrative and share it with people in much later cultures. That has happened here. Ancient lives gives a window in the families inhabiting a small village near Thebes.
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Populated with men involved in the building of tombs in the city and watching the slow decline of the importance of a city dedicated to Amun. If you think people back in the "good old days" were inherently nicer/better/more aware than we are now, this book will dash any hopes of that. But that is a good thing. This is how life REALLY was, and despite all the differences, the similarities remind the reader of how much connection we all have as people. Show Less
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9.21 inches
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