- Hardcover: 413 pages
- Publisher: Barnes & Noble Inc; New edition edition (11 Mar 1991)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0880294574
- ISBN-13: 978-0880294577
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.7 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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- #13 in Books > History > Countries & Regions > Africa > Before 500
- #66 in Books > History > Countries & Regions > Africa > Northern > Egypt
- #78 in Books > History > Ancient History & Civilisation > Egypt
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book takes the reader from 300,000 BC all the way up to 2000BC. Never stopping too long to bore the reader, nor racing too fast and losing him, the book sets a great example to other writers out there. Focussing mainly on the later parts of the prehistory (the 4,000 years immediately before the pharaohs), it strings together a whole pantheon of discussions and observations which, unlike any other book I've come across, manages to actually paint a coherent tapestry of egyptian history. Where most other books paint in the few bits of history the authors deemed 'interesting', Hoffman joins everything up, and gives the larger picture.
It's difficult to decide who this book is pitched at. The writing style is so good and flowy that it makes one think that it's pitched at the layman. However, the ascerbic remarks about the more shameful periods (and people) in archaeology, and the absolute wealth of knowledge contained within it, makes one believe it's aimed at the professional archaelogist.
No matter what your level, if you're interested in finding out why egypt came to be the place it did, this is the starting book for you.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
recommendation for students of ancient history
14 Jan 1999
Format:Paperback
This out-of-print study is a vivid description of the sources of the world before the great pyramid age, analogous to the period of Archaic Greece before the Classical. The small beginnings are as significant as the flowerings. Hoffman makes clear the rapid acceleration in development that took place in the so-called Gerzean age, ca. 3300 to 3000 BC. A charming book for students of ancient history.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
overview of the pre-history of egypt
22 Jan 2002
Format:Hardcover
This book contains the history of archaeological expeditions relating to the pre-history of egypt. It contains details of numerous excavations in Egypt and Nubia and explains what was found, some illustrations of the artifacts and how they fit in with the pre-historical timeline of Egypt. Overall, If you are interested in the pre-history of Egypt according to excavations and combined research of prehistorians and archaeologists relating to this period, you should check this one out.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
A wonderful history of discovery and adventure!
17 July 2010
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Michael Hoffman writes an engaging and informative book of the discoveries and the discoverers of Egypt before the Pharaohs.
Originally written in 1979, even without the latest findings of the last 25 or so years, it is well worth reading for the personalities and excavation details so often omitted in more recent works. I wish I had started with this book years ago!
Originally written in 1979, even without the latest findings of the last 25 or so years, it is well worth reading for the personalities and excavation details so often omitted in more recent works. I wish I had started with this book years ago!
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