Indroduction to Ancient Egypt
No other place in the entire world has had the effect on so many people as Ancient Egypt has. With the decipherment of the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian influences are seen reflected in our modern society through art, literature, and architecture.
None of this should be surprising. Ancient Egyptian civilization lasted well over 5,000 years. This span of time covered a peiod from c. 5000 BC to the early centuries AD. Before the unification of the country in 3100 BC there were some 2000 years during the pre-dynastic period.
Over the last centuries Egyptologists and scholars have pieced together the missing pieces from our picture of Ancient Egypt. Not only do we now know about the pharaohs and the nobility, but the common people and the continuing research covers all aspects of Ancient Egyptian society. We do this by examining three main study sources: the monuments, objects and artifacts from archaeological sites, and the literature of the period that is Ancient Egyptian history.
We may never solve all the riddles that Ancient Egypt sets before us, but each day of research brings us closer to a more complete understanding of the most important civilizations on earth.