title: An Introduction to the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt
author:  Kathryn A. Bard 
description: "A detailed and impressive volume ... Very readable and well illustrated, this book contains much information that will not be found elsewhere."<br /> <i>Ancient Egypt Magazine</i><br />
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  **About the Author**
  
  
  
  
  
  **Steven Snape** teaches Egyptian Archaeology at the University of Liverpool.
  Settlement archaeology in Egypt is one of his major research subjects,
  particularly during his excavations at the Ramesside fortress town of Zawiyet
  Umm el-Rakham. His publications include _Ancient Egyptian Tombs: The Culture
  of Life and Death_ (2011).
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  _The Complete Temples of Ancient Egypt_
  
  
  
  
  
  _The Complete Valley of the Kings_
  
  
  
  
  
  _The Seventy Great Mysteries of Ancient Egypt_
  
  
  
  
  
  _The City of Akhenaten and Nefertiti: Amarna and Its People_
  
  
  
  
  
  _Abydos: Egypt's First Pharaohs and the Cult of Osiris_
  
  
  
  
  
  _Cities That Shaped the Ancient World_
  
  
  
  
  
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