The Wisdom of Egypt edited by Peter Ucko and Timothy Champion, UCL Press, £25, ISBN 1844720055, part of the “Encounters with Ancient Egypt” series* Reviewed by Nick Saunders
PYRAMIDS, the Sphinx, hieroglyphs and mummies: these icons of ancient Egypt appear everywhere, from Hollywood to holiday brochures. They lend a false familiarity to this strange and alluring land and its culture. Academic work about Egypt, however, reaches few people. The self-imposed isolation of Egyptology has a lot to answer for.
In a remarkable publishing feat, Peter Ucko of the Institute of Archaeology at University College London has set a new agenda.…
