Encyclopedia of the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415757533 ISBN 13: 9780415757539

Publisher: Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

The Encyclopedia opens with a general map of the region and a chronology of periods and dynasties, providing a context for the entries. The first section of the volume then comprises 14 overviews which explore the history and significance of each period.
The main body of the text offers more than 300 alphabetically organized entries, written by some of the most eminent scholars in this field. Areas covered include:
artefacts - glass, jewellery, sculpture
archaeological practices - dating techniques, representational evidence, textual sources
biographies - Howard Carter, Gertrude Caton Thompson, Gaston Maspero
buildings - cult temples, private tombs, pyramid complexes
geographical features - agriculture, climate, irrigation
sites - Abydos, Dakhla Oasis, Thebes
social organization - kingship, law, taxation
The text is extensively illustrated with over 120 images. Each entry is followed by a selected further reading section which includes foreign language sources to supplement the available works in English.

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Review:

"[T]his title stands out as a compact, authoritative source....An excellent choice for libraries of all types."-"Choice "Among recent reference works concerning ancient Egypt, this title stands out as a compact, authoritative source with a wide range of information presented in scholarly but readable style. An excellent choice for libraries of all types."-"Choice, 3/00 "This outstanding work is prepared by scholars for serious students of the archaeology of ancient Egypt....[and] is well worth the cost and belongs in all college/university libraries and other libraries supporting research in ancient archaeology."-"Booklist/RBB, 9/99 "Contains valuable resources for researchers and others interested in the ancient Near East, most especially ancient Egypt. ...should become a part of every library with an interest in archaeology and ancient history.."-"American Reference Book Annual, 2000 ..."ambitious and comprehensive...assemble[s] substantial amounts of material never before collected in a single convenient volume or set of volumes. ...[a] worthy addition to school, university and public libraries, as well as to...personal libraries."-Denise Doxey, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in "Religious Studies Review, April 2002

About the Author:

Kathryn A. Bard is Associate Professor of Archaeology, Boston University, and is the editor of "The Encyclopedia of the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt" (1999). She has directed excavations in Egypt and northern Ethiopia since 1989 and was the recipient of the National Geographic Society's Committee for Research and Exploration Chairman's Award in 1998. Bard is Co-Director (with Rodolfo Fattovich) of excavations at the pharaonic seaport at Wadi/Mersa Gawasis, where in December 2004 they discovered the first pieces ever recovered from ancient Egyptian seagoing vessels, including riggings and cedar steering oars.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0415757533
• ISBN 13: 9780415757539
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 968
• Editor: Bard Kathryn A.