Egyptian Bioarchaeology

Author : Salima Ikram
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789088903854
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Egyptian Bioarchaeology written by Salima Ikram and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores how ancient plant, animal, and human remains from Ancient Egypt should be studied, and how, when they are integrated with texts, images, and artefacts, they can contribute to our understanding of the history, environment, and culture of ancient Egypt in a holistic manner.

Author : Salima Ikram
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789088902871
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Egyptian Bioarchaeology written by Salima Ikram and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the bioarchaeology (study of biological remains in an archaeological context) of Egypt has been documented in a desultory way for many decades, it is only recently that it has become an inherent part of excavations in Egypt. This volume consists of a series of essays that explore how ancient plant, animal, and human remains should be studied, and how, when they are integrated with texts, images, and artefacts, they can contribute to our understanding of the history, environment, and culture of ancient Egypt in a holistic manner. Topics covered in this volume relating to human remains include analyses of royal, elite and poor cemeteries of different eras, case studies on specific mummies, identification of different diseases in human remains, an overview of the state of palaeopathology in Egypt, how to analyse burials to establish season of death, the use of bodies to elucidate life stories, the potential of visceral remains in identifying individuals as well as diseases that they might have had, and a protocol for studying mummies. Faunal remains are represented by a study of a canine cemetery and a discussion of cat species that were mummified, and dendroarchaeology is represented by an overview of its potentials and pitfalls for dating Egyptian remains and revising its chronology. Leading international specialists from varied disciplines including physical anthropology, radiology, archaeozoology, Egyptology, and dendrochronology have contributed to this groundbreaking volume of essays that will no doubt provide much fodder for thought, and will be of interest to scholars and laypeople alike.

Author : Willeke Wendrich
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444359339
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Egyptian Archaeology written by Willeke Wendrich and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-09-26 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Egyptian Archaeology explores ancient Egypt using a uniquely archaeological approach, drawing on original research to both synthesize and challenge existing scholarship. Written by leading Egyptologists, based on original research and fieldwork Illustrates how practical research is a vital component of any theory-based discussion about the ancient world Examines the cultural and historical processes of ancient Egypt from a global perspective Visually engaging with over 80 illustrations Chapters explore fundamental issues and themes, but focus on specific periods and key archaeological sites

Author : Denys A. Stocks
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134400780
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Experiments in Egyptian Archaeology written by Denys A. Stocks and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fresh and engaging volume, Denys A. Stocks examines the archaeological and pictorial evidence for masonry in ancient Egypt. Through a series of experiments in which he tests and evaluates over two hundred reconstructed and replica tools, he brings alive the methods and practices of ancient Egyptian craftworking, highlighting the innovations and advances made by this remarkable civilisation. This practical approach to understanding the fundamentals of ancient Egyptian stoneworking shows the evolution of tools and techniques, and how these come together to produce the wonders of Egyptian art and architecture. Comprehensively illustrated with over two hundred photographs and drawings, Experiments in Egyptian Archaeology will bring a fresh perspective to the puzzles of Egyptian craft and technology. By combining the knowledge of a modern engineer with the approach of an archaeologist and historian, Denys Stocks has created a work that will capture the imagination of all Egyptology scholars and enthusiasts

Author : Alice Stevenson
Publisher : UCL Press
ISBN 13 : 1910634352
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology written by Alice Stevenson and published by UCL Press. This book was released on 2015-06-04 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology ?rst opened its doors in 1915, and since then has attracted visitors from all over the world as well as providing valuable teaching resources. Named after its founder, the pioneering archaeologist Flinders Petrie, the Museum holds more than 80,000 objects and is one of the largest and finest collections of Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology in the world. Richly illustrated and engagingly written, the book moves back and forth between recent history and the ancient past, between objects and people. Experts discuss the discovery, history and care of key objects in the collections such as the Koptos lions and Roman era panel portraits. The rich and varied history of the Petrie Museum is revealed by the secrets that sit on its shelves.

Author : Ben van den Bercken
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789464260106
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Egyptian Delta Archaeology written by Ben van den Bercken and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-13 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short studies concerning Egyptian Nile Delta related excavations and museum objects in honor of Willem van Haarlem on the occasion of his retirement as curator at the Allard Pierson Museum, Amsterdam.

Author : Carolyn Graves-Brown
Publisher : Classical Press of Wales
ISBN 13 : 1910589098
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Egyptology in the Present written by Carolyn Graves-Brown and published by Classical Press of Wales. This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume builds bridges between usually-separate social groups, between different methodologies and even between disciplines. It is the result of an innovative conference held at Swansea University in 2010, which brought together leading craftspeople and academics to explore the all-too-often opposed practices of experimental and experiential archaeology. The focus is upon Egyptology, but the volume has a wider importance. The experimental method is privileged in academic institutions and thus perhaps is subject to clear definitions. It tends to be associated with the scientific and technological. In opposition, the experiential is more rarely defined and is usually associated with schoolchildren, museums and heritage centres; it is often criticised for being unscientific. The introductory chapter of this volume examines the development of these traditionally-assumed differences, giving for the first time a critical and careful definition of the experiential in relation to the experimental. The two are seen as points on a continuum with much common ground. This claim is borne out by succeeding chapters, which cover such topics as textiles, woodworking and stoneworking. And Salima Ikram, Professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo, here demonstrates remarkably that our understanding of the classic Egyptian funerary practice of mummification benefits from both 'scientific' experimental and sensual experiential approaches. The volume, however, is important not only for Egyptology but for archaeological method more generally. The papers illuminate the pioneering of individuals who founded modern archaeological practice. Several papers are truly groundbreaking and deserve to circulate far beyond Egyptology. Thus the archaeologist Marquardt Lund tackles the problem of understanding the earliest known depictions of flint knife manufacture, those from an Egyptian tomb dated around 1900 BC. He shows the importance of thinking outside 'traditional', i.e. modern, knapping practice. Lund's knapping method, guided by the tomb depictions, is surprising but effective, and very different from that presented in manuals of lithic technology or taught in academic institutions.

Author : Salima Ikram
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789464260366
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ancient Egyptians and the Natural World written by Salima Ikram and published by . This book was released on 2021-12-03 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diverse bioarchaeological studies (using both traditional as well as innovative and advanced technologies), covering topics as varied as food, the mummification industry, and health and diseases, giving new insight into how the ancient Egyptians interacted with the flora and fauna that surrounded them.

Author : Kathryn A. Bard
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470673362
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt written by Kathryn A. Bard and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-01-27 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This student-friendly introduction to the archaeology of ancient Egypt guides readers from the Paleolithic to the Greco-Roman periods, and has now been updated to include recent discoveries and new illustrations. • Superbly illustrated with photographs, maps, and site plans, with additional illustrations in this new edition • Organized into 11 chapters, covering: the history of Egyptology and Egyptian archaeology; prehistoric and pharaonic chronology and the ancient Egyptian language; geography, resources, and environment; and seven chapters organized chronologically and devoted to specific archaeological sites and evidence • Includes sections on salient topics such as the constructing the Great Pyramid at Giza and the process of mummification

Author : Kathryn A. Bard
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118896114
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt written by Kathryn A. Bard and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-01-07 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This student-friendly introduction to the archaeology of ancient Egypt guides readers from the Paleolithic to the Greco-Roman periods, and has now been updated to include recent discoveries and new illustrations. • Superbly illustrated with photographs, maps, and site plans, with additional illustrations in this new edition • Organized into 11 chapters, covering: the history of Egyptology and Egyptian archaeology; prehistoric and pharaonic chronology and the ancient Egyptian language; geography, resources, and environment; and seven chapters organized chronologically and devoted to specific archaeological sites and evidence • Includes sections on salient topics such as the constructing the Great Pyramid at Giza and the process of mummification