Amarna

Anna Stevens

£29.99


This informed and richly illustrated guidebook brings the ancient city of Akhetaten alive with a keen archaeological eye, drawing on ongoing archaeological research and the knowledge and insight of Amarna's modern-day communities and caretakers to explain key monuments and events, while offering invaluable practical advice for visiting the site. With over 140 illustrations, maps, and plans, Amarna is both an ideal introduction for visitors to Amarna and a window onto the extraordinary reign of Akhenaten. Huge open-air temples served the cult of Aten, while palaces were decorated with painted pavements and inlaid wall reliefs. Akhenaten created a new royal burial ground deep in a desert valley, and his officials built elaborate tombs decorated with scenes of the king and his city. As thousands of people moved to Akhetaten, it became the most important city in Egypt. But it was not to last. Akhenaten's death brought the abandonment of hi


Author(s): Stevens, Anna
Binding: Hardback
Date of Publication: 01/01/2021
Pagination: 256 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: The American University in Cairo Press
Published By: The American University in Cai
Book Classification: Ancient history|Travel guides: museums, historic sites, galleries etc
Dimensions: 240 x 190 x 25
Weight: 976
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9789774169823

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