A gift of geology : ancient Egyptian landscapes and monuments /

While much is known about Egypt's towering pyramids, mighty obelisks, and extraordinary works of art, less is known about the role played by Egypt's geological history in the formation of pharaonic culture's artistic and architectural legacy. The fertile soils that lined the Nile Vall...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Reader, Colin D. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cairo, Egypt ; New York, NY : The American University in Cairo Press, [2022]
Temas:
To 332 B.C.
Geology > Egypt.
Geology > Egypt > History.
Landscapes > Egypt.
Building, Stone > Egypt.
Quarries and quarrying > Egypt > History.
HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt
Building, Stone.
Civilization.
Geology.
Landscapes.
Quarries and quarrying.
Egypt > Civilization > To 332 B.C.
Egypt.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Egyptian landscape
  • An introduction to geology
  • The geology of Egypt, Part 1 : the Precambrian
  • The geology of Egypt, Part 2 : The Paleozoic and Mesozoic
  • The geology of Egypt, Part 3 : the Cenozoic: a land of rivers
  • The evolution of the River Nile
  • The Easter Desert
  • The Western Desert, Part I
  • The Western Desert, Part 2
  • Mining and quarrying
  • Building in stone in ancient Egypt
  • The interaction of monuments and landscape
  • A gift of geology.

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