Detailed historical coverage from the early Stone Age to the Romans. 25 halftones and maps The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt describes the emergence and development of the distinctive civilization of the ancient Egyptians, from their prehistoric origins to their conquest by the Persians, Greeks, and Romans. It details the changing nature of life and death in the Nile valley, which gave rise to some of the earliest masterpieces of art, architecture, and literature in the ancient world. List of Plates xi List of Maps and Plans xiii List of Contributors xv Introduction: Chronologies and Cultural Change in Egypt 1(15) Ian Shaw Prehistory: From the Palaeolithic to the Badarian Culture (c.700,000--4000 BC) 16(25) Stan Hendrickx Pierre Vermeersch The Naqada Period (c.4000--3200 BC) 41(16) Beatrix Midant-Reynes The Emergence of the Egyptian State (c.3200--2686 BC) 57(26) Kathryn A. Bard The Old Kingdom (c.2686--2160 BC) 83(25) Jaromir Malek The First Intermediate Period (c.2160--2055 BC) 108(29) Stephan Seidlmayer The Middle Kingdom Renaissance (c.2055--1650 BC) 137(35) Gae Callender The Second Intermediate Period (c.1650--1550 BC) 172(35) Janine Bourriau The 18th Dynasty before the Amarna Period (c.1550--1352 BC) 207(58) Betsy M. Bryan The Amarna Period and the Later New Kingdom (c.1352--1069 BC) 265(43) Jacobus Van Dijk Egypt and the Outside World 308(16) Ian Shaw The Third Intermediate Period (1069--664 BC) 324(40) John Taylor The Late Period (664--332 BC) 364(24) Alan B. Lloyd The Ptolemaic Period (332--30 BC) 388(26) Alan B. Lloyd The Roman Period (30 BC--AD 395) 414(23) David Peacock Epilogue 437(1) Further Reading 438(34) Glossary 472(8) Chronology 480(11) Index 491