title: Ancient Egypt: A Very Short Introduction
author:  Ian Shaw 
description: <br><strong>Ian Shaw</strong> is Lecturer in Egyptian Archaeology at the University of Liverpool. He is currently involved in fieldwork at the Gebel el-Asr gneiss quarrying region in Upper Egypt. His books include <em>The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt</em>, <em>Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology</em>, and <em>Exploring Ancient</em> <em>Egypt</em>.<br>
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  Ancient Egypt: A Very Short Introduction
  
  
  Very Short Introductions are for anyone wanting a stimulating and accessible
  way in to a new subject. They are written by experts, and have been published
  in more than 25 languages worldwide.
  
  
  The series began in 1995, and now represents a wide variety of topics in
  history, philosophy, religion, science, and the humanities. Over the next few
  years it will grow to a library of around 200 volumes – a Very Short
  Introduction to everything from ancient Egypt and Indian philosophy to
  conceptual art and cosmology.
  
  
  Very Short Introductions available now:
  
  
  ANCIENT EGYPT Ian Shaw
  
  
  Continental Philosophy
  
  
  ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY
  
  
  Simon Critchley
  
  
  Julia Annas
  
  
  COSMOLOGY Peter Coles
  
  
  THE ANGLO-SAXON AGE
  
  
  CRYPTOGRAPHY
  
  
  John Blair
  
  
  Fred Piper and Sean Murphy
  
  
  ANIMAL RIGHTS David DeGrazia
  
  
  DADA AND SURREALISM
  
  
  ARCHAEOLOGY Paul Bahn
  
  
  David Hopkins
  
  
  ARCHITECTURE
  
  
  Darwin Jonathan Howard
  
  
  Andrew Ballantyne
  
  
  