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Egypt at its Origins 2: Proceedings of the International Conference "Origin of the State. Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt", Toulouse (France), 5th-8th September 2005
edited by B. Midant-Reynes, Y. Tristant, J. Rowland and S. Hendrickx
The proceedings of the Second International Conference about Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt (Toulouse, France, 2005) present the results of the latest research on the rise of the Pharaonic culture in Ancient Egypt. It contains 65 contributions by 80 authors from different countries. The articles in this volume have been organised in nine thematic sections: craft and craft specialisation; physical anthropology; geoarchaeology and ...
Hardback. Price GB £160.00
Tutankhamun: Eternal Splendour of Boy Pharaoh
by T.G.H. James
This large book contains many colour photographs by Araldo De Luca who was granted unprecedented access to the objects from the tomb of Tutankhamun, the majority of which are not on display to the public. T.G.H. James provides an authoritative account of the research carried out by Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter which led to the discovery of the tomb, an overview of the reign of Tutankhamun and a description of the tomb and the objects found ...
Hardback. Publisher's Price GB £59.50, Our Price GB £19.95
Chert Quarrying, Lithic Technology and a Modern Human Burial at the Palaeolithic Site of Taramsa 1, Upper Egypt
by Philip Van Peer, Pierre M. Vermeersch and Etienne Paulissen
This monograph presents the comprehensive report of the excavations of the Belgian Middle Egypt Prehistoric Project at the site of Taramsa 1, near Qena in Upper Egypt. Human groups have exploited chert cobbles at this locale throughout the entire Middle Stone Age. The major Activity Phases at the site are identified with the aid of a series of chronometric dates. The various excavation sectors are meticulously described, both their stratigraphy ...
Paperback. Price GB £66.00
Como Surgieron Los Faraones: Los Origenes de la Estratificacion Social en el Antiguo Egipto
by Juan Jose Castillos
A study of the very beginnings of state formation in Egypt during the Naqada I and early Naqada II periods, looking at changes involving the private ownership of property, craft specialization, the emergence of an elite involving great privileges and power. A number of examples from other parts of the world are analysed to provide comparative models for the rise of social complexity and hereditary chiefdoms in predynastic Upper Egypt. Spanish ...
Paperback. Price GB £15.00
Tombs at Giza, Volume 2: Seshathetep/Heti (G5150), Nesutnefer (G4970) and Seshemnefer II (G5080)
by Naguib Kanawati
Earlier published records of the mastabas at Giza have provided a wealth of information about the art, architecture, history and burial customs of Old Kingdom Egypt, but these records are now proved to be incomplete and to contain some inaccuracies. The ...
Paperback. Price GB £55.00
Egypt At Its Origins 3
edited by Renee F. Friedman and Peter N. Fiske
This volume, publishing the proceedings of the Third International Conference on Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt (London, 2008), presents the results of the latest research and discoveries in the field. The 54 articles are organised under ten major ...
Hardback. Price GB £150.00
The Predynastic Egyptian Cemetery of El-Gerzeh: Social Identities and Mortuary Practices
by Alice Stevenson
The cemetery of el-Gerzeh (dated to c. 3600-3350 BC) excavated in 1910-11, seemingly provided the first evidence of Predynastic 'Naqada culture' outside its previously documented social field in Upper Egypt. Moreover, the distinctive character of the ...
Hardback. Price GB £100.00
Gerzeh, A Cemetery Shortly Before History
by Alice Stevenson
This booklet provides an introduction to one predynastic Egyptian cemetery excavated in the early 20th century. The Predynastic is, to many people, one of the more unfamiliar periods in ancient Egyptian history and this short overview aims to introduce ...
Paperback. Price GB £6.99
Catalogue of Palaeolithic Artefacts from Egypt in the Pitt Rivers Museum
by Sarah Milliken
Oxford's Pitt Rivers Museum houses seventeen collections of Palaeolithic material from Egypt, comprising a total of 1009 objects. None of the objects were recovered during excavation but many were found by pioneers of prehistoric archaeology and notable ...
Paperback. Price GB £37.00
Excavations at Coptos (Qift) in Upper Egypt, 1987-1992
by S C Herbert and A Berlin
Four seasons of survey and excavation were carried out by the University of Michigan and the University of Assiut between 1987 and 1992 at the site of Coptos lying on the east bank of the Nile. Coptos' proximity to the Red Sea made it an important trading ...
Hardback. Price GB £69.50
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