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Egyptology (from Egypt and Greek-λογία, -logia; Arabic: علم المصريات) is the scientific study of ancient Egypt. The topics studied include ancient Egyptian history, language, literature, religion, architecture and art from the 5th millennium BC until the end of its native religious practices in the 4th century AD.
The history of ancient Egypt spans the period from the early prehistoric settlements of the northern Nile valley to the Roman conquest of Egypt in 30 BC. The pharaonic period, the period in which Egypt was ruled by a pharaoh, is dated from the 32nd century BC, when Upper and Lower Egypt were unified, until the country fell under Macedonian rule in 332 BC.
Egyptology – study of ancient Egyptian history, language, literature, religion, architecture and art from the 5th millennium BC until the end of its native religious practices in the 4th century AD. A practitioner of the discipline is an "Egyptologist".
The archaeology of ancient Egypt is the study of the archaeology of Egypt, stretching from prehistory through three millennia of documented history. Egyptian archaeology is one of the branches of Egyptology. Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in 1798 led to the Western passion for Egyptian antiquities.
Joyce Tyldesley holding a replica Nefertiti bust. Joyce Ann Tyldesley OBE (born 25 February 1960) [1] is a British archaeologist and Egyptologist, academic, writer and broadcaster who specialises in the women of ancient Egypt.
Dorothy Louise Eady (16 January 1904 – 21 April 1981), also known as Omm Sety or Om Seti (Arabic: أم سيتي), was a British antiques caretaker and folklorist.She was keeper of the Abydos Temple of Seti I and draughtswoman for the Department of Egyptian Antiquities.
Egyptology is about the study of Ancient Egypt and Egyptian antiquities and is a regional and thematic branch of the larger disciplines of ancient history and archaeology. Ancient Egypt was one of the Middle Eastern cradles of civilization. Its achievements and duration, its biblical relevance, its impact on successive cultures and history, and ...
Immortal Egypt chronicles the history of ancient Egypt, from its prehistoric era through each of its different periods: the Early Dynastic Period, the Old Kingdom, the First Intermediate Period, the Middle Kingdom, the Second Intermediate Period, the New Kingdom, the Third Intermediate Period, the Late Period and the era of Persian rule, the ...