Dec 25, 2009
For centuries, the deserts of Egypt have yielded their secrets to the spades and trowels of persistent archaeologists. Monuments, tombs, palaces, works of art, literature, whole villages, and other artifacts from Egypt’s past have been the subject of meticulous study and have offered modern people remarkable insights into the history, religion, and day-to-day life of this ancient civilization. The question remains, however, how the Egyptians perceived themselves over the more than three thousand years their culture flourished. How did the collective memory of their past infuse their...
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