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Encyclopedia of the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt

Compiled and Edited by Kathryn A. Bard

Published by Routledge, 1999

This is a chunky, 7" by 10" black clothbound book running to 938 pages including a glossary, an index, and an 80-page section of introductory essays, plus a long preferatory section.

This book has a little over 300 entries on the archaeology of ancient Egypt that discuss important sites, aspects of their society and culture, archaeology, famous Egyptologists, buildings, and geographical features.

The entries are really encyclopedic in length and are efficiently written - densely packed with facts. Each entry finishes with a few see also references and a few references to further readings. Here is the full list of entries in the "N" sequence:

• Naga ed-Deir
  
• Nagada (Naqada)
  
• Napoleon Bonaparte and the Napoleonic expedition
  
• natural resources
  
• Naukratis
  
• Neolithic and Predynastic stone tools
  
• Nile, flood history
  
• Nile, modern hydrology
  
• Nile Valley, geologic evolution
  
• nome structure
  
• Nubian forts
  
• Nubian towns and temples
  
• Nuri
  

Typical of a Routledge reference book, this one is authoritative and very thorough. An essential resource to support the study of ancient Egypt and Egyptology.