Hey there, I've been trying to find some readings on Egypt but i dont know where a good start would be for me, I'd like to expand my knowledge on ancient Egypt, and not so much the later dynasties, I've learned about the collapse of Egypt, I'd like read about things prior to 4000 years, i want to discover the mysterious side of Egypt,
I've heard a few times now that the Egyptian Government over the last 50 years or so has been "covering up" or defacing artifacts that don't necessarily fit into the time line we have of Egypt, is this true?
Thanks
Not to discourage further comments, but take a look at the Ancient Egypt section of the AskHistorians book list. Some of those ought to provide good information for you.
I'll leave the question of "covering up" things to someone with more knowledge of the topic.
the general accepted place to start is Ian Shaw, the oxford history of ancient egypt. I would look at him, and if you see something interesting, see what sources the book cites on the topic. Use that as your starting off point.
I've never heard of such a thing. However, conspiracy theories are quite common in Egyptian culture, I would suspect that is where that comes from.