Pharmacy and medicine in Ancient Egypt : proceedings of the conference held in Barcelona (2018) /
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This volume presents the proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Pharmacy and Medicine in Ancient Egypt (Barcelona, October 2018) showcasing the most recent pharmaceutical and medical studies on human remains and organic and plant material from ancient Egypt, together with discussions on textual and iconographical evidence.
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Also issued in print: 2021. :
1 online resource (156 pages) : illustrations. :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789697711 (PDF ebook) :
Environment and religion in ancient and coptic Egypt : sensing the cosmos through the eyes...
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The proceedings of a conference held in Athens in 2017, this volume presents 34 fresh and original papers (plus 2 abstracts) on ancient Egyptian religion, environment and the cosmos. Papers connect many interdisciplinary approaches including Egyptology, archaeology, archaeoastronomy, geography, botany, zoology, ornithology, theology, and history.
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Also issued in print: 2020.
Conference proceedings. :
1 online resource (xliv, 536 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour). :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789696400 (PDF ebook) :
Ancient Egyptian coffins : past, present, future /
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"This collection of papers by leading international experts on the subject of ancient Egyptian coffins, builds on a project based at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, to study and record in detail its collection. Papers address a series of topics including: the development of coffins in antiquity, including iconographic and text-based studies, providing new insights into ancient Egyptian belief systems at different periods and regional differences in coffin presentation; the post-antiquity history of coffins, including their acquisition and subsequent treatment in museums around the world; developments in technical examination and methods of studying coffins, especially the use of multispectral imaging to provide non-invasive analysis of materials, and what this tells us about construction and decorative techniques at different periods and in response to the availability of different materials and increasing evidence of the re-use of materials and complete re-working of coffins for new owners, leading us to question fundamental attitudes to the purpose of coffins as a containers of human remains and the practices of craftsmen in the funerary industry. The papers stem from the conference Ancient Egyptian coffins: past, present, future, held at the Museum from April 7-9, 2016, to accompany the exhibition Death on the Nile: uncovering the afterlife of ancient Egypt"--
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xxiii, 221 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 29 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages ix-xxiii). :
9781785709180
1785709186
Problems of canonicity and identity formation in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia /
: this volume publishes the papers from two conferences held at the center for canon and indentity formation at the university of copenhagen in 2010-front jacket flap . : vii, 347 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. : Includes bibliographical references. : 9788763543729
The Great Oasis of Egypt : the Kharga and Dakhla oases in antiquity /
: Papers originally presented at a conference held September, 2014, at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University. : xviii, 344 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 26 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-344) and index. : 9781108482165
The ancient city : new perspectives on urbanism in the old and new world /
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"This publication results from an Arthur M. Sackler Colloquium of the National Academy of Sciences, "Early cities: new perspectives on pre-industrial urbanism," held May 18-20, 2005, at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC."
OCLC 183392067 :
xvi, 405 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-394) and index. :
193469102x
9781934691021
Proceedings of the Twelfth International Congress of Egyptologists: ICE XII, 3rd-8th November 2019, Cairo, Egypt /
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The 12th International Congress of Egyptologists (ICE) was held in Cairo from the 3rd to the 8th of November, 2019. During the Congress, Egyptologists from 30 countries presented 369 papers covering nine themes: archaeology (current methods and fieldwork); art and architecture; site management, conservation and preservation; history; views on the Egyptian past; language, literature and texts; archaeological science and technology; museums and collections; religious thoughts; society and life in ancient Egypt. This volume presents the Proceedings of ICE XII, which is comprised of 137 contributions encompassing the themes of the Congress that were selected for publication.
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2 volumes : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9782724709537 (set)
9782724709537