Ancient Egypt is for many a combination of mystery, fabulous wealth, danger and high adventure. It is all of that! And more, it is constantly changing as Egyptologists discover new things about this ancient civilization on the life-giving Nile. Our study will cover the basics, the art, the newest discoveries and the personalities of both the long- and recently dead. That is, the great pharaohs and peoples of the distant past as well as those who have brought them back into the light: the Egyptologists.