The archaeology of ancient Egypt : beyond pharaohs
| 1. Verfasser: |
Brewer, Douglas J.
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Cambridge [England] ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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| Umfang/Format: |
xvii, 200 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| Schlagworte: | |
| iDAI.gazetteer: |
Egypt |
Inhaltsangabe:
- 1. Introduction: archaeology: history and development
- 2. The first Egyptians: the art and science of dating
- 3. Agriculture and the Nile Valley: biology, the environment, and sampling
- 4. A cultural transformation: explaining and describing the past
- 5. Unification and the king: the limits of archaeology
- 6. The first great cycle: hypotheses and models
- 7. Stability and provincialism: archaeology and the environment;
- 8. The desert frontiers: archaeology of the 'other'
- 9. From artifacts to culture: back to basics
- 10. Archaeology in perspective.
