Ana Ruiz has worked as a columnist and freelance writer for several magazines and publications in Canada, United States, and Great Britain, and as a regional news journalist. She is the author of several books including “The Spirit of Ancient Egypt,” Algora Publishing (2001), reprinted as “Daily Life in Ancient Egypt” by Souvenir Press, London, 2004.
Ruiz is also a student of dance,  specializing in Oriental and Flamenco styles.
While her roots are Andalusian, Basque, and Castilian, she and her family now reside in Quebec.

Deciphering its history, Ana Ruiz reveals countless details about exotic ancient Egypt, piecing together a mosaic that accumulates to give an intriguing portrait of life as civilization passed from Stone Age to Bronze Age to...

Deciphering its history, Ana Ruiz reveals countless details about exotic ancient Egypt, piecing together a mosaic that accumulates to give an intriguing portrait of life as civilization passed from Stone Age to Bronze Age to Iron Age.

Man settled along the banks of the Nile River as long ago as 7000 BC; it took four millennia for him to learn to read, write, and develop and expand as a community. Over the next 3000 years, Egypt prospered despite hardships, internal conflicts and foreign invasion. "The gift of the Nile," Herodotus called Egypt.

Ruiz provides a straightforward description of various aspects of the daily life, customs, and achievements of mankind, interspersed with quixotic details and charming tales that convey a sense of Egypt's shimmering spirit as well as its famous and less-famous monuments.

1) The Daily Life (The People, Family Life, Homes and Furnishings, Food and Drink, Dress and Jewelry, Wigs and Cosmetics, Recreation, Labor and Crafts, Transportation, Trade and Commerce, Law and Government);

2) People's Beliefs (Mummification, Death and Immortality, Deities, Creation Myths, Animal Worship, Symbolism, The Priesthood, Festivals, Magic and Spells, Dreams and Divination)

3) Egyptian Achievements (Kings, Queens, Battles and Warriors, The Pyramids, The Great Sphinx, Architecture, Art, Literature, Language and Hieroglyphics, Medicine, The Calendar, Stellar Wisdom).