The Penguin Encyclopedia of Ancient Civilizations
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Published: April 4, 1989
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780140114348
Subjects: Archaeology; Reference works; World history: BCE to c 500 CE; History: American; Ancient World History; Archaeology / Anthropology; Ancient - General; History / Ancient / General; Civilization, Ancient; Encyclopedias
First sentence: The period between about 3100 BC, when dynastic history began, and 332 BC, when Egyptian independence was brought to an end by the conquest of Alexander the Great, is normally referred to as Ancient Egypt.