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Bookmark or Share- Egyptology | Ancient History, Archaeology & Culture | BritannicaEgyptology, the study of pharaonic Egypt, spanning the period c. 4500 bce to ce 641. Egyptology began when the scholars accompanying Napoleon Bonaparte’s invasion of Egypt (1798–1801) published Description de l’Égypte (1809–28), which made large quantities of source material about ancient Egypt available to Europeans.
- Egyptology | Middle Eastern Studies - University of ChicagoThe field of Egyptology covers languages and texts, political, social, economic and medical history, religion, archaeology, art and artifacts, from the Pre-Dynastic origins of Egyptian civilization (ca. 3400 BC) through the latest manifestations of the native culture predominant in Coptic Christianity (7th Century, with survivals to present ...
- Ancient Egypt | History, Government, Culture, Map, Gods, Religion ...ancient Egypt, civilization in northeastern Africa that dates from the 4th millennium bce. Its many achievements, preserved in its art and monuments, hold a fascination that continues to grow as archaeological finds expose its secrets.
- Ancient Egypt: Civilization, Empire & Culture | HISTORYFrom the great pyramids of the Old Kingdom through the military conquests of the New Kingdom, Egypt’s majesty has long entranced archaeologists and historians and created a vibrant field of...
- Egyptology summary | BritannicaEgyptology, Study of pharaonic Egypt from the putative beginnings of Egyptian culture (c. 4500 bc) to the Arab conquest (ad 641). Egyptology began with discovery of the Rosetta Stone (1799) and the publication of Description de l’Égypt (1809–28) by scholars accompanying Napoleon I.
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