A deity in the life; The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt by Richard Wilkinson, Thames & Hudson, pounds 24.95.Genesis of the Pharaohs by Toby Wilkinson, Thames & Hudson, pounds 18.95. Reviewed by Richard Edmonds.(Books)

From: The Birmingham Post (England) | Date: July 5, 2003 | Copyright information

Byline: Richard Edmonds

The latest television series on the pharaohs of ancient Egypt proved conclusively that interest in these extraordinary people, their pyramids and tombs and those who built them, has never been greater.

But when you've grown tired of gazing at moving wallpaper and need something a little deeper than casual speculation on who was who, then you might consider these two books which truly open up the richness and social complexity which was ...

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