This volume contains biographical accounts of all the 170 or more known pharaohs, including hieroglyphs for each king or queen. It features timelines with at-a-glance guides to the length of each region, diagrams and plans of royal tombs and monuments, and much more.

An illustrated study of the queens of ancient Egypt ranges from the early dynastic period to the death of Cleopatra in 30 BC, offering a biographical portrait of each queen, along with information on the era in which she lived and her influence on Egyptian history.

Think you know Ancient Egypt? Think again. Like a piece of published excavation, this fresh volume explores the many layers of this mythologized civilization, digging down from the sacred and grandiose to the daily experiences and ordinary individuals of the age.

Pharaoh's Workers focuses on the archaeological site at Deir el Medina on the west bank of the Nile at Luxor. The workers who prepared the royal tombs and lived there in what has been called "the earliest known artists' colony" left a rich store of artifacts and documents through which we can glimpse not only their working conditions and domestic activities, but also their religious beliefs and private thoughts.

Decoding Egyptian Hieroglyphs interweaves a clear guide to deciphering this elegant, largely picture language with vivid depictions of its origins and the people themselves.