Red Land, Black Land: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt

The New York Times-bestselling egyptologist's classic account of daily life in Ancient Egypt-now revised and updated.

In Red Land, Black Land Barbara Mertz gives us a fascinating, erudite, and witty glimpse of the human side of ancient Egypt, revealing what everyday life was like for Eyptians from across the social strata. How did they make papyrus? Build a pyramid? How did the men, women, and children of this glorious civilization dress? What did they eat and what were their manners like wh...