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The archaeology of urbanism in ancient Egypt : from the predynastic period to the end of the Middle Kingdom /
In this book, Nadine Moeller challenges prevailing views on Egypt's non-urban past and argues for Egypt as an early urban society. She traces the emergence of urban features during the Predynastic Period up to the disintegration of the powerful Middle Kingdom state (c.3500-1650 BC). This book o...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In this book, Nadine Moeller challenges prevailing views on Egypt's non-urban past and argues for Egypt as an early urban society. She traces the emergence of urban features during the Predynastic Period up to the disintegration of the powerful Middle Kingdom state (c.3500-1650 BC). This book offers a synthesis of the archaeological data that sheds light on the different facets of urbanism in ancient Egypt. Drawing on evidence from recent excavations as well as a vast body of archaeological data, this book explores the changing settlement patterns by contrasting periods of strong political control against those of decentralization. It also discusses households and the layout of domestic architecture, which are key elements for understanding how society functioned and evolved over time. Moeller reveals what settlement patterns can tell us about the formation of complex society and the role of the state in urban development in ancient Egypt. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 430 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-420) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1316357244 9781316357248 9781139942119 1139942115 9781316358245 1316358240 9781316355244 1316355241 9781316364642 131636464X 1316361640 9781316361641 1316362647 9781316362648 |