THE ETERNAL HOUSE - THE EGYPTIAN TOMB Have you ever wondered why the ancient Egyptians, the people of Kemet, along the Nile River, spent so much time in preparation for their burial? Why so much resources went into such preparation? Did they forsake life on earth planning for their death? How did this concept life after develop and what evidence supports the contention they intended to take it with them? How did changes in the history of the nation affect burial practices? How did his religious beliefs change yet remain the same? Why is modern man so fascinated with people long departed at the beginning of history who formulated so many aspects of his experience in religion, craft and industry that set humanity along a path of spiritual and cultural development? Who were some principals involved in the resurrection of ancient Egypt and what motivated them to undertake the task? This and more are explored to understand the quest for immortality through architectural construction and religious and burial practices. From the time of their metaphysical consciousness, ancient Egyptians believed the tomb, ?eternal house,? was sacred space between this world and the next. In quest to spend eternity joyously they constructed tombs, conducted funerary ceremonies and provisioned and decorated their final resting places with necessities to make future life an enjoyable experience. There 9 parts of the soul would reconstitute the body of the deceased. In text and photographs the author traces the architectural development of both tomb and religious belief beginning in the prehistoric period up until the New Kingdom where construction and burial practices developed, escalated, even becoming more elaborate as the society enjoyed the great flowering through its many evolutions and golden ages. Thus, the many stages of tomb development are explored through archaeological reports from significant tombs. Eternal House: The Egyptian Tomb provides the reader insights on this significant aspect of Egyptian cultural history by examining various forms of the architecture of their final resting places, whether kingly or nobles? tombs, even the repose granted the poor.