Memphis, Babylon, Cairo

An Archaeology
1. Auflage 2027
ISBN: 978-1-138-85062-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 312 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Cities of the Ancient World

This book explores the human past in Egypt’s ‘capital zone’: the nexus of social activity located at the junction of the Nile valley and the Nile delta, the archaeology of which is a template through time for the development of Nile valley civilization as a whole. Instead of a linear narrative, the volume takes a wider four-dimensional approach, considering ecology and climate change, the Nile regime and human response to it over time, the cognitive aspects of the environment; and instead of insisting on a compartmentalised division based on a dynasty-led system of time parcels, it argues for natural and social continuity in a broader context over 5000 years or more.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tavares, Ana

Jeffreys, David

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Egypt’s capital/s: what is/was a capital? 3. The landscape of the capital zone 4. How things have changed: the capital then and now 5. Management and exploitation: how the Egyptians cope/d 6. History as punctuated equilibrium: the traditional dynasties 7. The way ahead

Über Autor(innen)

David Jeffreys is Senior Lecturer in Egyptian Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London.
Ana Tavares is Joint Field Director (with Mohsen Kamel) for Ancient Egypt Research Associates (AERA).