For the layman scholar, and particularly for those with a casual interest in Egyptian history, the subject can be more then a little daunting. And no wonder, for history and the very professionals who deal with the history of Egypt sometimes seem to have conspired to make it so.

The history of Egypt provided to us today by scholars is really a mixture of historic tradition and modern discoveries, sometimes almost forced into the framework of historic tradition. In other words, we divide up this ancient history of Egypt into segments which were devised long ago, such as specific dynasties which are then divided [...]

What could Hitler, the German chancellor who savaged the Jews and brought world war upon us during the mid 20th century, had to do with our initial interpretations of the origins of Egyptian society? Quite a lot, actually, although we must not place all  the blame on him. Many of his attitudes about race were [...]

Scholars designate the Predynastic Period in Egypt as a time when Egyptian culture was beginning to resemble what would later become Dynastic Egypt, but Egypt itself was not yet unified. However, scholars generally divide this period further into four periods known as the Chalcolithic or “Primitive” Predynastic Period (beginning around 5500 BC), the Naqada I [...]

The Amarna Period in Egyptian history is a spectacular time filled with mystery, regardless of the massive research and analysis of Egyptologists and layman enthusiasts. Because religion played such a significant role in all of Egypt’s history, the period becomes a grand anomaly worthy of such focus. Most of the research and excavations surrounding this [...]