This is an account of the rise and fall of the civilization in the Nile Valley, covering the first human settlement (c 120,000 BC) to its conquest by Alexander the Great in 333 BC. This is the first history of ancient Egypt for 25 yearsBrings together the very latest textual and archaeological evidenceThe index, bibliography and appendices make this an invaluable reference toolNew guide to further reading in English especially commissioned for the paperback edition