Brewer Douglas J. Brewer, Redford Donald B. Redford, Redford Susan Redford

Domestic Plants and Animals (eBook, ePUB)

The Egyptian Origins

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The first comprehensive study of the range of plants and domestic animals exploited by the ancient Egyptians.This facsimile edition of a much acclaimed volume brings back into print a major study of the evidence for the domesticated plants and animals exploited by the ancient Egyptians. The rise of agriculture must be amongst the most important steps that humans have taken on their long road to the present day and marked the beginning of sedentary life from the Neolithic onwards and the development of civilization. Of the earliest civilizations, Ancient Egypt remains a particularly useful field of study: the physical remains are preserved by the dry desert environment and the Egyptians have left us with an abundance of written and pictorial records which go back over 5000 years. Grasses, legumes, vegetables, fruits, domestic animals and pets are all considered in this comprehensive study. It is profusely illustrated from Egyptian wall paintings and reliefs, which provide us with a vivid record of the Egyptian's use of plants and animals in their daily lives. Thirty years after its original publication, this groundbreaking volume remains an invaluable sourcebook for archaeologists in all fields and to anyone interested in zoology, botany and early agriculture.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxbow Books
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798888570807
• Artikelnr.: 72460523

Autorenporträt

At the time of the original publication, Douglas J. Brewer was Director of the Spurlock Museum of Culture and Natural History and Professor of Anthropology at the University of Illinois.