A Year in the Life of Ancient Egypt

Organized by the three seasons and twelve months of the Egyptian calendar year, the book compromises twelve chapters, with recurring characters throughout the bookPacked full of pictures of ancient artifacts, sites and mapsDonald P. Ryan is the author of 24 Hours in Ancient Egypt and a specialist in Egyptian archaeologyWe are benefitting from the author's own first-hand archaeological research. Donald Ryan's own work in the Valley of the Kings has included an excavation of the tomb of the royal vizier, Amenemopet, one of the key characters in this book. He also rediscovered three lost tombs that once contained the mummies of monkeys and a dog, possibly the pets of Amenhotep II, who is also featured in the book.The 24 Hours series has sold in 16 languages100th anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 2022, which will give a boost to interest in Egyptology