Encyclopedia of the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt

<p>The <em> Encyclopedia</em> opens with a general map of the region and a chronology of periods and dynasties, providing a context for the entries. The first section of the volume then comprises 14 overviews which explore the history and significance of each period.<br>The main body of the text offers more than 300 alphabetically organized entries, written by some of the most eminent scholars in this field. Areas covered include:<br>artefacts - glass, jewellery, sculpture<br>archaeological practices - dating techniques, representational evidence, textual sources<br>biographies - Howard Carter, Gertrude Caton Thompson, Gaston Maspero<br>buildings - cult temples, private tombs, pyramid complexes <br>geographical features - agriculture, climate, irrigation<br>sites - Abydos, Dakhla Oasis, Thebes<br>social organization - kingship, law, taxation<br>The text is extensively illustrated with over 120 images. Each entry is followed by a selected further reading section which includes foreign language sources to supplement the available works in English.</p> Alexandria * Balabish * Carter, Howard * climate * dating techniques * Dendera * Egyptian language and writing * Egyptology, history of * faience, technology and production * funerary texts * Giza * Herodotus * Israelites * jewellery * Karnak * law * Luxor, temple of * metallurgy * mummies, scientific study of * mythology * Nubian towns and temples * Petrie, Sir William Matthew Flinders * pyramids, construction techniques * representational evidence * Rosetta Stone * Saqqara * Sea Peoples * social organization * taxation and conscription * Tell el-Amarna * Tell ed-Daba * textual sources * Thebes * trade, foreign * Wadi Kubbaniya * wine making *