Ian Shaw (ed.)

The Oxford Illustrated History of Ancient Egypt

Herausgeber: Shaw, Ian

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Describes the emergence and development of the distinctive civilization of the ancient Egyptians, from their prehistoric origins to their conquest by the Persians, Greeks, and Romans. This book presents the changing nature of life and death in the Nile valley, including some of the earliest masterpieces of art, architecture, and literature.

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Produktdetails

• Oxford Illustrated History
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 552
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juni 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 177mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 1118g
• ISBN-13: 9780192802934
• ISBN-10: 0192802933
• Artikelnr.: 21496112

Autorenporträt

Ian Shaw studied Archaeology and Egyptology at Cambridge University, gaining a PhD on the archaeological remains at Tell el-Amarna. He later undertook research into Egyptian quarrying and mining sites as a British Academy Research Fellow at New Hall, Cambridge. His other publications include Ancient Egyptian Warfare and Weapons (1992), The British Museum Dictionary of Ancient Egypt (1995), The Dictionary of Archaeology (1999), and Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology (2000)

Inhaltsangabe

List of Plates; List of Maps; Acknowledgements
Introduction
Prehistory: Palaeolithic and Neolithic
Predynastic Period
Late Predynastic and Early Dynastic
The Rise of Eqyptian Civilization
The Old Kingdom
The First Intermediate Period
The Middle Kingdom
The Second Intermediate Period
The New Kingdom: Pre-Amarna
The New Kingdom: Amarna and Post-Amarna
Egypt and the Outside World
The Third Intermediate Period
The Late Period
The Ptolemaic Period
The Roman Period
Further Reading; Chronological Tables; Acknowledgement of Sources; Index