Miroslav Bárta specializes in the archaeology of third millennium BC Egypt and is also interested in the comparative study of civilizations. He leads multidisciplinary projects in Abusir and Usli (Sudan) and has pioneered satellite imaging on the pyramid fields. His research includes tomb development, the nature of change in history, and human adaptations to changing environments.
Preface
1. The Way Up and the Way Down Are One and the Same
2. Rivers, Climate, and History
3. Heraclitus Principle and Punctuated Equilibria Theory
4. Collapse in the Desert
5. Building Up Strength
6. The Curtain Goes Up
7. The Empire of the Sun God
8. Kings and Kinglets
9. The Land Turns Like the Potter's Wheel
Afterword
Notes
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