The rhythm of Egyptian life was the rhythm of the Nile, and that changed only a few years ago, when the Aswan dam was erected. Even today one can find the ancient shadoof, oxen pulling ploughs and houses made of mud bricks. The gods are gone, so are the pharaohs, the language and the writing, the cities look European in a ramshackle sort of way, transportation is 20th century, radio and television are everywhere, but villages in the farther off corners of the country must still look very much like those thousands of years ago. I try to choose topics not widely dealt with on the web. For the time being I do not include anything about pyramids or royal tombs for instance as plenty of material can be found on these subjects.
Descriptions refer generally to the period of the New Kingdom.
I've tried to be as accurate as possible. Should you find facts which are incorrect, please let me know. The healers, the diseases, herbal medicine, pregancy and childbirth, surgery, prosthetics, dentistry, historical perspective. The court, the civil adminstration, the military, foreign relations, the temples, regional governments, the vice-royalty of Nubia.