Presents a photo essay on ancient Egypt and the people who lived there, documented through the mummies, pottery, weapons, and other objects they left behind.

Includes index.

Early Egypt -- Life on the Nile -- Famous pharaohs -- Royal court -- Mummies -- Everlasting bodies -- The afterlife -- The pyramids -- The Valley of the Kings -- Egyptian gods -- Healing the sick -- Temples -- Sacred rituals -- Scribes -- Writing -- Weapons of war -- Sailing on the Nile -- Buying and selling -- Tools -- Hunting and fishing -- In the home -- Food and drink -- Song and dance -- Games -- Clothes and cloth -- All that glitters -- Body beautiful -- Birds and beasts -- After the pharaohs -- Did you know? -- The pharaohs -- Find out more -- Glossary.