Although he recognises the gap of about 3000 years between Çatal Huyük and Egypt, Rice nevertheless claims that the Egyptian civilisation was the (almost direct) result of Neolithic knowledge and ideas that was accumulated and preserved through the ages as a Jungian archetype.

Rice suggests that these rose from earlier Neolithic cultures, such as those that built early cities like Çatal Huyük. Rice portrays the rise of Egyptian civilisation as being comparable to Sumeria and Elam, the rival neighbouring cultures who were in constant competition with each other. He analyses ancient Egypt from a Jungian (as in Carl Jung) point of view in order to explain the rise of the Egyptian culture and civilisation. Michael Rice gives an uncommon view on the history of Egypt in this book.