Author: Winky Adam Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 0486407330 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 66
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Forty challenging, fun-to-solve mazes invite little explorers to help an archaeologist find King Tut's treasure, guide an Egyptian boatman along the Nile, lead the cat goddess Bastet to her father, and much more.
Author: Julie E. Bounford Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA ISBN: 0760363021 Category : Games & Activities Languages : en Pages : 195
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Thread your way through this history of mazes from the ancient world to today and solve over one hundred mazes along the way. From prehistoric times, mazes and labyrinths worldwide have served as different symbolic, ritualistic, and practical purposes. Taken as a powerful metaphor for life’s journey, they can be used as tools for meditation and learning at any level, even when completed for recreation. Maze images can be enjoyed as motifs themselves, but also in their material forms—a meditation, puzzle, dance, walk, ritual, pilgrimage, or simply a day out. Drawing upon a wealth of historical and classical literature; accounts written by explorers, archaeologists, and historians; and the output of modern and contemporary world-renowned experts and enthusiasts, social historian Dr. Julie Bounford explores the evolution of mazes through time and across continents, presenting their history in a fun and engaging format while challenging readers to solve over one hundred mazes—many created exclusively for this book by illustrator and artist Trevor Bounford. Learn about: The earliest recorded examples, legends, and mazes in the ancient world Mazes used as sacred rituals and symbols that take us beyond the natural world Turf, stone, hedge, and garden mazes, and sites of communal rustic revels The modern revival, with mazes taken to forms never previously imagined Explore how mazes can improve your mental dexterity and create mindfulness, and use the gazetteer to locate historical, replica, and interesting mazes that exist around the world today.
Author: Dave Phillips Publisher: Courier Dover Publications ISBN: 0486467732 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 52
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Thrilling adventure and perilous dangers await young explorers at every turn in their pursuit of precious treasure. But they must navigate these 36 mind-boggling mazes through foreign lands — and underwater pathways — to claim their prize.
Author: Walter Crist Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 147422119X Category : History Languages : en Pages : 278
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The rich history of Egypt has provided famous examples of board games played in antiquity. Each of these games provides evidence of contact between Egypt and its neighbours. From pre-dynastic rule to Arab and Ottoman invasions, Egypt's past is visible on game boards. This volume starts by introducing the reader to board games as well as instruments of chance and goes on to trace the history and distribution of ancient Egyptian games, looking particularly at how they show contact with other cultures and civilizations. Game practices, which were also part of Egyptian rituals and divination, travelled throughout the eastern Mediterranean. This book explores the role of Egypt in accepting and disseminating games during its long history. Over the last few years, the extent and the modes of contact have become better understood through museum and archival research projects as well as surveys of archaeological sites in Egypt and its surrounding regions. The results allow new insight into ancient Egypt's international relations and the role of board games research in understanding its extent. Written by three authors known internationally for their expertise on this topic, this will be the first volume on Ancient Egyptian games of its kind and a much-needed contribution to the field of both Egyptology and board games studies.
Author: William Henry Matthews Publisher: Independently Published ISBN: Category : Design Languages : en Pages : 356
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Mazes and Labyrinths is a look into the origin and mystery of mazes. From ancient stone carvings, Minoan palaces to today's hedge-maze, Matthews chronicles the history of the maze. With over 140 illustrations.
Author: Elizabeth Carpenter Publisher: Workman Publishing Company ISBN: 9780761160748 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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The first new idea in maze books since Egyptian times. Originally self- published, Mummy Mazes has won awards and seals of approval from Dr. Toy, The National Parenting Center, Independent Publishers, and Creative Child Magazine. Written and drawn by Elizabeth Carpenter, Mummy Mazes is ingeniously designed to open up to 28 poster-size pages—these are deliciously big mazes, the kind kids will pore over for hours. There are mummies, monuments, and intricate murals, ancient gods and the Pharaoh’s mask, scarabs, an Egyptian night sky, and the Giant Sphinx who guards the pyramid complex at Giza. The meticulously drawn mazes lead kids through hieroglyphics, cracks in the limestone, detailed wall paintings, and more. Adding to the fun, each maze is linked by an adventure—the reader joins Professor Archie Ologist on an expedition from the Colossi of Memnon into the heart of long-lost tombs, learning along the way about the cat-goddess Bastet, why both men and women wore wigs, and how much linen it sometimes took to wrap an important mummy (three miles’ worth!). Once all the mazes are completed, there’s a hieroglyphic puzzle to solve at the end—and then the whole doubles as a coloring book. The pages are perforated to tear, color, and then display on the wall.
Author: Lee Daniel Quinn Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 9780486286136 Category : Games & Activities Languages : en Pages : 68
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Superb collection of 48 mind-boggling mazes inspired by legends of the ancient Egyptian Labyrinth. Level of difficulty progresses steadily from first maze to the last. Solutions.
Author: William Henry Matthews Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 048622614X Category : Games & Activities Languages : en Pages : 340
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With devoted scholarship and an appreciation for what he terms "the lure of the labyrinth," Matthews explores accounts of ancient mazes, the "meanders" of Greek and Roman times, theories on the meaning of church labyrinths, the hedge maze, and more. All important or exceptional examples are illustrated with 151 line drawings.
Author: Roy Preston Publisher: Pinwheel Publishing ISBN: 9781402727610 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Welcome to Egypt, land of the Pharaohs. As part of an expedition of junior archeologists, your job is to help uncover one of ancient Egypt's most famous relics: a gold statue of a mysterious cat-god that's more than 3,000 years old. But, you have to work fast, because thieves want to get their hands on it first! There's only one route to the treasure--and it's not too safe, so be very careful. Find your way down dangerous descents, steer clear of snakes and scorpions, wind your way through underground passageways, and collect four unique keystones. Good luck!
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