The Politics of Trade

Egypt and Lower Nubia in the 4th Millennium BC
Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-90-04-19610-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 47, 372 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 781 g

Reihe: Culture and History of the Ancient Near East

Until recently much of the discussion regarding the A-Group has emphasised the influence of Egypt in the region. Egyptian material found in A-Group contexts has pointed to some type of exchange system between the two regions but the lack of A-Group manufactured objects in Egyptian contexts has led to the argument that the relationship was somewhat one-sided. Yet was it and how different were Egyptians and Lower Nubians during the 4th millennium BC?

Re-examining the material evidence from three major archaeological salvage campaigns, and using anthropological and economic theories this book takes a fresh look at exchange patterns between Egypt and Lower Nubia. The changes and developments in these relationships potentially impacted the development towards the Egyptian state and the fate of the A-Group.

Zielgruppe

All those interested in the history and archaeology of Pre-Early Dynastic Egypt and the A-Group of Lower Nubia and those interested in the nature of exchange contacts in preliterate societies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Roy, Jane

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Altes Ägypten & Ägyptische Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Nubia and Egypt
Chapter 2: Egypt in Nubia
Chapter 3: Nubia in Egypt
Chapter 4: Inscriptional, Pictorial, and Glyptic Evidence
Chapter 5: Commodities Exchanged
Chapter 6: The Nature of the Beast

Über Autor(innen)

Jane Roy, Ph.D. (2009) in Egyptology, Macquarie University, is currently a lecturer at the University of British Columbia, Canada.