Red Land, Black Land: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt - Barbara Mertz
Category: History
Narrator: Lorna Raver
Tags: History, Classic, Adults
Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc. Release date: August 19, 2008 Duration: 14:56:52, Esteemed Egyptologist Barbara Mertz updates her widely praised social history of the people of ancient Egypt, which was originally published in 1968. Combining impeccable scholarship with a delightfully personal style, the author reconstructs the life of the Egyptians from birth to death, and beyond death, too. She also presents much fascinating detail on the building of the pyramids and the intricate art of mummification. Students and laymen alike will enjoy the wealth of authentic material on every aspect of Egyptian life that Mertz provides., A fascinating, erudite, and witty glimpse of the human side of ancient Egyptthis acclaimed classic work is now revised and updated for a new generation Displaying the unparalleled descriptive power, unerring eye for fascinating detail, keen insight, and trenchant wit that have made the novels she writes (as Elizabeth Peters and Barbara Michaels) perennial New York T
