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Amarna - A Guide to the Ancient City of Akhetaten (Hardcover)
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Amarna - A Guide to the Ancient City of Akhetaten (Hardcover)
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This informed and richly illustrated guidebook brings the ancient
city of Akhetaten alive with a keen archaeological eye, drawing on
ongoing archaeological research and the knowledge and insight of
Amarna's modern-day communities and caretakers to explain key
monuments and events, while offering invaluable practical advice
for visiting the site. With over 140 illustrations, maps, and
plans, Amarna is both an ideal introduction for visitors to Amarna
and a window onto the extraordinary reign of Akhenaten. Huge
open-air temples served the cult of Aten, while palaces were
decorated with painted pavements and inlaid wall reliefs. Akhenaten
created a new royal burial ground deep in a desert valley, and his
officials built elaborate tombs decorated with scenes of the king
and his city. As thousands of people moved to Akhetaten, it became
the most important city in Egypt. But it was not to last.
Akhenaten's death brought the abandonment of his city and an end to
one of the most startling episodes in Egyptian history. Today,
Akhetaten is known as Amarna, a sprawling archaeological site in
the province of Minya, halfway between Cairo and Luxor. With its
beautifully decorated tombs and vast mud-brick ruins, it is the
best-preserved pharaonic city in Egypt.
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