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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821166403321

Titolo

Egyptian archaeology / / edited by Willeke Wendrich

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

ISBN

9781444318302

1444318306

Edizione

[5th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 292 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Blackwell studies in global archaeology

Classificazione

242.03

932

Altri autori (Persone)

WendrichWilleke

Disciplina

932

Soggetti

Excavations (Archaeology) - Egypt

Egypt Antiquities

Egypt Civilization To 332 B.C

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes bibliographical references and index

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Egyptian Archaeology -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Notes on Contributors -- Series Editors' Preface -- Note on Transliteration and Transcription -- 1: Egyptian Archaeology: From Text to Context -- 2: Worship without Writing -- 3: Theories of State Formation -- 4: Kingship and Legitimation -- 5: Villages and the Old Kingdom -- 6: Regionality, Cultural and Cultic Landscapes -- 7: Tradition and Innovation: The Middle Kingdom -- 8: Foreigners in Egypt: Archaeological Evidence and Cultural Context -- 9: Gender in Ancient Egypt -- 10: Class and Society: Position and Possessions -- 11: Identity and Personhood -- 12: Changes in the Afterlife -- 13: Consolidation, Innovation, and Renaissance -- 14: Egypt in the Memory of the World -- 15: Epilogue: Eternal Egypt Deconstructed -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Egyptian Archaeology explores ancient Egypt using a uniquely archaeological approach, drawing on original research to both synthesize and challenge existing scholarship.Written by leading Egyptologists, based on original research and fieldworkIllustrates how practical research is a vital component of any theory-based discussion about the ancient worldExamines the cultural and historical processes of ancient Egypt from a global perspectiveVisually engaging with over 80 illustrationsChapters explore fundamental issues and themes, but



focus on specific periods and key archaeological sites.