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Using the life of a young girl and her family as a model, this book recreates the daily life of the middle-class residents of the ancient town of Lahun during Egypt’s Middle Kingdom period. This perfect snapshot in time has been painstakingly recreated using recently published textual data and archaeological findings.
  • Provides an illuminating and engaging re-construction of what daily life was like in ancient Egypt
  • Describes the main issues of everyday life in the town - from education, work, and food preparation to religious rituals, healing techniques, marriages, births, and deaths
  • Authentically recreated through the use of recently published textual data and archaeological findings directly from the settlement of Lahun and other sites
  • Includes photographs and illustrations of actual artifacts from the settlement of Lahun

Daily Life in Ancient Egypt

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Hardback by Kasia Szpakowska

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 13/12/2007
    ISBN13: 9781405118552, 978-1405118552
    ISBN10: 1405118555

    Number of Pages: 256

    Non Fiction , History

    Description

    Using the life of a young girl and her family as a model, this book recreates the daily life of the middle-class residents of the ancient town of Lahun during Egypt’s Middle Kingdom period. This perfect snapshot in time has been painstakingly recreated using recently published textual data and archaeological findings.
    • Provides an illuminating and engaging re-construction of what daily life was like in ancient Egypt
    • Describes the main issues of everyday life in the town - from education, work, and food preparation to religious rituals, healing techniques, marriages, births, and deaths
    • Authentically recreated through the use of recently published textual data and archaeological findings directly from the settlement of Lahun and other sites
    • Includes photographs and illustrations of actual artifacts from the settlement of Lahun

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