Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-204) and index.
Contents
The desert speaks : making the discoveries -- The sands of time : dating the rock art -- Hunters and herders : unmasking the artists -- Before the pharaohs : life in predynastic Egypt -- Ships of the desert : the birth of the Egyptian religion -- Cradle of civilization : re-thinking ancient Egyptian origins -- Postscript -- Maps and table -- Bibliography and guide to further reading -- Sources of illustrations -- Index.