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UNINA9910827850303321 |
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Autore |
David A. Rosalie (Ann Rosalie) |
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Titolo |
The pyramid builders of ancient Egypt : a modern investigation of pharaoh's workforce / / A.R. David |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, c1996 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-74322-X |
1-134-74323-8 |
1-280-33538-6 |
9786610335381 |
0-203-44261-X |
0-203-27775-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (299 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Pyramid of Sesostris II (Egypt) |
Kahun (Extinct city) |
Egypt Social life and customs To 332 B.C |
Egypt Antiquities |
Fayyum (Egypt) Antiquities |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-255) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; The Geography and Historical Background; The Lahun Pyramid; The Towns of the Royal Workmen; The Site and its Excavation; Legal and Medical Practices, Education and Religion; Everyday Life at Kahun; The Foreign Population at Kahun; Last Years at Kahun; Analysis of Egyptian Pottery; The Chemical Analysis of the Kahun Metals; Kahun: The Textile Evidence; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In Dr David's study, the builders of the pyramids are revealed as simple people with ordinary preoccupations: who worried about their families, grumbled about working conditions - and even planned a strike to improve them. |
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