Ancient Egypt & Egyptology
Ancient Egypt from Pre-Dynastic times to rise of Islam
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Chariots in Ancient Egypt: The Tano Chariot, A Case Study [Hardback]
André J. Veldmeijer (Author); Salima Ikram (Author); Ole Herslund (Author); Lisa Sabbahy (Author); Lucy Skinner (Author)
£375.00ISBN: 9789088904677
Published by : Sidestone Press
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Chariots, the racing cars of the ancient world, first appeared in Egypt about 1600 BC, and quickly became not only the preferred mode of transport for royalty and the elite, but also revolutionised military tactics and warfare. Remains of cha... .... Learn More
Amarna’s Leatherwork: Part I. Preliminary Analysis and Catalogue [Hardback]
André J. Veldmeijer (Author)
£195.00ISBN: 9789088904738
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The ancient Egyptian city of Tell el-Amarna (or Amarna, ancient Akhetaten) was the short-lived capital built by the controversial Pharaoh Akhenaten, probably the father of the famous Tutankhamun, and abandoned shortly after his death (c. 1336 BCE)... .... Learn More
Catalogue of the Footwear in the Coptic Museum (Cairo) [Hardback]
André J. Veldmeijer (Editor); Salima Ikram (Author)
£210.00ISBN: 9789088904714
Published by : Sidestone Press
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This catalogue presents the ancient Egyptian footwear in the collection of the Coptic Museum in Cairo. The catalogue contains detailed descriptions and measurements, photographs and drawings. Each description of a footwear category is followed by ... .... Learn More
Chasing Chariots: Proceedings of the first international Chariot Conference (Cairo 2012) [Hardback]
André J. Veldmeijer (Editor); Salima Ikram (Editor)
£150.00ISBN: 9789088904691
Published by : Sidestone Press
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The present work is the result of the First International Chariot Conference, jointly organised by the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC) and the American University in Cairo (AUC) (30 November to 2 December 2012). The intention of... .... Learn More
Tutankhamun’s Footwear: Studies of Ancient Egyptian Footwear [Hardback]
André J. Veldmeijer (Author)
£195.00ISBN: 9789088904745
Published by : Sidestone Press
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The discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb by Howard Carter in 1922 is one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of all time. It took Carter and his team 10 years to clear the contents of the tomb and among the objects found was a large coll... .... Learn More
Technology and Urbanism in Late Bronze Age Egypt [Hardback]
Anna K. Hodgkinson (Author)
£85.00ISBN: 9780198803591
Published by : Oxford University Press
Series: Oxford Studies in Egyptian Archaeology
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This book provides the first systematic and comprehensive discussion of the intra-urban distribution of high-status goods, and their production or role as a marker of the nature of the settlements known as royal cities of New Kingdom Egypt (c.1550... .... Learn More
P.Beatty III (47): The Codex, its Scribe, and its Text [Hardback]
Peter Malik (Author)
£116.00ISBN: 9789004340435
Published by : Brill
Series: New Testament Tools, Studies and Documents
Volume: 52
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Since ancient works were preserved by means of handwritten copies, critical enquiry into their texts necessitates the study of such copies. In P.Beatty III (P47): The Codex, Its Scribe, and Its Text, Peter Malik focuses on the earliest extensive c... .... Learn More
Giza and the Pyramids: The Definitive History [Hardback]
Mark Lehner (Author); Zahi Hawass (Author)
£75.00ISBN: 9780500051894
Published by : Thames and Hudson
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For more than 4,000 years the pyramids of Giza have stood like giant question marks that have intrigued and endlessly fascinated people. Who exactly built them? When? Why? And how did they create these colossal structures? But the pyramids ar... .... Learn More
Pharaoh's Land and Beyond: Ancient Egypt and its Neighbors [Hardback]
Richard H. Wilkinson (Editor); Pierce Paul Creasman (Editor)
£25.99ISBN: 9780190229078
Published by : Oxford University Press
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The concept of pharaonic Egypt as a unified, homogeneous, and isolated cultural entity is misleading. Ancient Egypt was a rich tapestry of social, religious, technological, and economic interconnections among numerous cultures from disparate lands... .... Learn More
Flora Trade between Egypt and Africa in Antiquity [Paperback]
Ilaria Incordino (Editor); Pearce Paul Creasman (Editor)
Regular Price: £29.99
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ISBN: 9781785706363
Published by : Oxbow Books
In recent decades, study of the ancient Egyptian natural world and its classification has adopted innovative approaches involving new technologies of analysis and a multidisciplinary general view. This collection of papers focuses on one particula... .... Learn More
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