The British Museum Concise Introduction to Ancient Egypt provides a lively and accessible introduction to ancient Egyptian life for general readers and students. The nearly independent chapters provide a comprehensive survey of ancient Egypt and its rich and well-documented culture. In addition to individual chapter bibliographies there is a general bibliography, an annotated list of important museum collections, a king list with a selected set of illustrated royal cartouches, and a general index. Highlights include: Lively overviews distilled from the latest discoveries and researchMaps, plans, reconstruction drawings, chronologies, site lists and recommendations for further readingHundreds of color and black-and-white illustrationsT. G.H. James is a former Keeper of the Department of Ancient Egypt and the Sudan in the British Museum and is the author of several books on Egypt and Egyptology, including Pharoah's People: Scenes from Life in Imperial Egypt; Howard Carter; Tutankhamun; and others. | The British Museum Concise Introduction to Ancient Egypt by T. G.H. James, Paperback | Indigo Chapters | The British Museum Concise Introduction to Ancient Egypt by T.G.H. James, Paperback | Indigo Chapters