The world according to basketry : an ethno-archaeological interpretation of basketry production in Egypt /
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Form of author's name on cover : Willeke Wendrich.
Videocassette in accompanying container. :
xvi, 492 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. + 1 videocassette. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages [473]-484) and index. :
9057890356
Mobile pastoralism and the formation of Near Eastern civilizations : weaving together society /
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"In this book, Anne Porter explores the idea that mobile and sedentary members of the ancient world were integral parts of the same social and political groups in greater Mesopotamia during the period 4000 to 1500 BCE. She draws on a wide range of archaeological and cuneiform sources to show how networks of social structure, political and religious ideology, and everyday as well as ritual practice, worked to maintain the integrity of those groups when the pursuit of different subsistence activities dispersed them over space. These networks were dynamic, shaping many of the key events and innovations of the time, including the Uruk expansion and the introduction of writing, so-called secondary state formation and the organization and operation of government, the literary production of the Third Dynasty of Ur and the first stories of Gilgamesh, and the emergence of the Amorrites in the second millennium BCE" --
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x, 389 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9780521764438
Picturing the past : imaging and imagining the ancient Middle East /
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Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, Feb. 7-Sept. 2, 2012. :
184 pages : illustrations (some color), 1 color map ; 30 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-184) :
9781885923899 (alk. paper)
1885923899 (alk. paper) :
Sara.lib
The archaeology of ancient Egypt : beyond pharaohs /
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"Egyptologists, art historians, philologists and anthropological archaeologists have long worked side by side in Egypt, but they often fail to understand one another's approaches. This book aims to introduce students to the archaeological side of the study of ancient Egypt and to bridge the gap between disciplines by explaining how archaeologists tackle a variety of problems. Douglas J. Brewer introduces the theoretical reasoning for each approach, as well as the methods and techniques applied to support it. This book is an essential read for any student considering further study of ancient Egypt" --
"Archaeology: History and Development Archaeology and Egyptology Archaeology, as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary, is the "study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and analysis of physical remains." These physical remains include not only every item ever made by humans - - from a piece of burnt charcoal to awe-inspiring stone monuments -- but also the remains of humans themselves. As such, archaeology is one of the widest-ranging scientific disciplines and incorporates method and theory from art, history, linguistics, geology, biology, chemistry, mathematics and the social sciences. What is Egyptology and how does it differ from archaeology? Egyptology is a historical discipline devoted to the study of ancient Egypt. It is modeled after classical studies of Greece and Rome, which rely on written records to supply chronology, historical data, and information about beliefs of the past. Egyptologists work with specific texts to understand nuances of the ancient culture, often within a well-defined time period. Like all historical disciplines, Egyptology is a particularizing discipline. That is, it is primarily interested in defining what happened at a specific place and time"--
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xvii, 200 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9780521707343
Atlas of ceramic fabrics 2 : Italy : Southern Tyrrhenian : Neolithic-Bronze Age /
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This is the second in a series of atlases organized according to geographical areas, chronology and types of wares. It presents and interprets the petrographic composition of pre and protohistoric pottery (6th-1st mill. BCE) found in the southwestern part of Italy.
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Previously issued in print: 2019. :
1 online resource (viii, 168 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789691184 (ebook) :
Atlas of ceramic fabrics 1 : Italy : North-East, Adriatic, Ionian, Bronze Age, impasto /
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This volume presents and interprets the petrographic composition of Bronze Age impasto pottery (23rd-10th centuries BCE) found in the eastern part of Italy. This is the first of a series of Atlases organised according to geographical areas, chronology and types of wares.
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Previously issued in print: 2018. :
1 online resource (viii, 142 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781784918606 (ebook) :