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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818123703321

Autore

Roy Jane

Titolo

The politics of trade [[electronic resource] ] : Egypt and lower Nubia in the 4th millennium BC / / by Jane Roy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2011

ISBN

1-283-12075-5

9786613120755

90-04-19611-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (396 p.)

Collana

Culture and history of the ancient Near East, , 1566-2055 ; ; v. 47

Disciplina

382.0932/03978

Soggetti

Exchange - Egypt - History - To 1500

Exchange - Nubia - History - To 1500

Material culture - Egypt - History - To 1500

Material culture - Nubia - History - To 1500

Salvage archaeology - Egypt

Salvage archaeology - Nubia

Egypt Commerce History

Nubia Commerce History

Egypt Antiquities

Nubia Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-350) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / J. Roy -- 1. Nubia And Egypt / J. Roy -- 2. Egypt In Nubia / J. Roy -- 3. Nubia In Egypt / J. Roy -- 4. Inscriptional, Pictorial And Glyptic Evidence / J. Roy -- 5. Commodities Exchanged / J. Roy -- 6. The Nature Of The Beast / J. Roy -- Abbreviations / J. Roy -- References / J. Roy -- Index / J. Roy -- Plates / J. Roy.

Sommario/riassunto

Until recently much of the discussion regarding the A-Group has emphasised the influence of Egypt in the region. Egyptian material found in A-Group contexts has pointed to some type of exchange system between the two regions but the lack of A-Group manufactured objects in Egyptian contexts has led to the argument that the relationship was somewhat one-sided. Yet was it and how different



were Egyptians and Lower Nubians during the 4th millennium BC? Re-examining the material evidence from three major archaeological salvage campaigns, and using anthropological and economic theories this book takes a fresh look at exchange patterns between Egypt and Lower Nubia. The changes and developments in these relationships potentially impacted the development towards the Egyptian state and the fate of the A-Group.