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The case is made that the rise and fall of the Old Kingdom state is of relevance to the study of the anatomy of development of any complex civilization.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49737354445073,"sku":"NGR9789774168383","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51066917421329,"sku":"NIN9789774168383","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51102042652945,"sku":"GOR014176542","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51693988086033,"sku":"CIN9774168380VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52340119732497,"sku":"NLS9789774168383","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9774168380.jpg?v=1763805592"},{"product_id":"pyramid-fields-of-ancient-egypt-a-satellite-atlas-book-miroslav-barta-9788076710535","title":"The Pyramid Fields of Ancient Egypt: A Satellite Atlas","description":"This catalog accompanied the unique exhibition \u003ci\u003eKings of the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e that took place at the National Museum in Prague between September 1, 2020 and September 31, 2021 and mapped over a century of archaeological exploration of the site of Abusir by the Egyptian, German, and Czech (until 1990 Czecho-slovak) mission. It contains 139 entries on almost 300 objects dating between the Early Dynastic and Ptolemaic Periods, including examples from the royal burial equipment of King Raneferef from the pyramid cemetery, sculptures of the priest Nefer and Princess Sheretnebty from Abusir south, as well as items from the Saite-Persian shaft tombs. The objects tell a story of the ancient Egyptian civilization and of the people who formed it, and through them, this catalog maps the existence and development of the site of Abusir for almost three millennia.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49744349561105,"sku":"NGR9788076710535","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/8076710537.jpg?v=1751384793"},{"product_id":"journey-to-the-west-book-miroslav-barta-9788073083830","title":"Journey to the West","description":"This book is intended as a commented summary of some of the  major trends and most important features that can be encountered  when analysing ancient Egyptian society of the Old Kingdom. We  have to bear in mind that around 3000 BCE one of the first  centralised states in our recorded history rose, and the Old  Kingdom represents certainly one of its apogees. Moreover, there  is hardly any comparable society that left behind such a wealth  of archaeological and literary evidence, a welcome companion for  our journey back in time. The goal for writing this book was to outline general trends  in the history of the non-royal tomb development of the period.  The reason is rather simple and straightforward: ancient  Egyptians considered the tomb to be their afterlife residence for  eternity. In the afterlife they replicated the life they  experienced during the lifetime. Thus the tomb architecture, decoration, inscriptions and equipment paradoxically represent a  major tool for our understanding of the everyday life of the  ancient Egyptians and enable a better comprehension of the  development and dynamics of the Old Kingdom. The book is divided into nine chapters covering, step by step, the development of the Egyptian tomb and society from the Predynastic Period to the end of the first six Egyptian  dynasties, a lengthy period of time which covers the Early  Dynastic and the Old Kingdom periods. These six chapters are  accompanied by three additional chapters on religious aspects of  the Old Kingdom society, its economy and environment.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53127653654801,"sku":"GOR014758651","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9788073083830.jpg?v=1771083881"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-miroslav-barta.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}