Current Research in Egyptology 2012

Current Research in Egyptology 2012
Author: Luke McGarrity
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2013-03-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 1782971599

The thirteenth Current Research in Egyptology (CRE) conference was held from the 27th – 30th March 2012 at the University of Birmingham and once again provided a platform for postgraduates and early career Egyptologists, as well as independent researchers, to present their research. These proceedings for CREXIII represent the wide-range of themes that were offered by delegates during the conference, and cover all periods of Egyptian history; from Predynastic skeletal analysis through to Egyptology during the Islamic Middle Ages. These twelve papers include gender studies, analysis of Egyptian festivals, revisiting of chronological models, archaeological reanalysis of ancient landscapes, as well as social, historical and linguistic studies allowing a new appraisal of many aspects of Egyptian culture and history.

David, Solomon and Egypt

David, Solomon and Egypt
Author: Paul S. Ash
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 159
Release: 1999-11-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0567055787

Ash re-examines the question of the relationship between Egypt and Palestine during the time of David and Solomon. By analysing all the available evidence-epigraphical sources from Egypt, archaeological data from Palestine and the pertinent biblical texts-he concludes that relations and contacts between Egypt and the peoples inhabiting ancient Palestine at the time of David and Solomon were minimal. Any reconstructions of the history of relations and contacts between Egypt and Palestine, including ancient Israel, must take this study into consideration.

Hatshepsut, from Queen to Pharaoh

Hatshepsut, from Queen to Pharaoh
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2005
Genre: Architecture, Egyptian
ISBN: 1588391736

A fascinating look at the artistically productive reign of Hatshepsut, a female pharaoh in ancient Egypt

Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids

Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Total Pages: 562
Release: 1999
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0870999079

"The Egyptian Old Kingdom (c. 2650-2150 BC) was an era of extraordinary artistic achievement-the period that gave us the Sphinx and the pyramids as well as a rich legacy of private tombs, wall paintings, reliefs, statuary, jewelry, and decorative arts. This book, the companion volume to a major traveling exhibition organized by New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Louvre in Paris, showcases the most impressive assemblage of Egyptian art and artifacts since the Tutankhamun exhibition of the late 1970s. Scholarly essays and 650 illustrations bring to life a remarkable panoply of Old Kingdom objects-temple and tomb reliefs, striking gold jewelry, handsome stone vessels, monumental statues, stelae, and exquisite statuettes. Together, text and images create a stunning tribute to the world of the Pharaohs"--Publisher's description.

Roman Portraits and Memphis (IV)

Roman Portraits and Memphis (IV)
Author: William Matthew Flinders Petrie
Publisher:
Total Pages: 110
Release: 1911
Genre: Egypt
ISBN:

An account of the portraits from the Roman cemetery at Hawara, and brief details of discoveries at Memphis.

Building in Egypt

Building in Egypt
Author: Dieter Arnold
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 336
Release: 1991
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780195113747

This book traces methods of Egyptian stone construction during the pharaonic period, from the construction of the step pyramids at Saqqara to the obelisks of Tuthmosis III to the temples of Rameses II at Thebes. Dr. Arnold covers all aspects of building, including planning, measuring, quarrying and production, transporting heavy monuments, building, digging shafts, repairing damages, and securing tombs. Richly illustrated with photos and field drawings by the author, ancient representations of building activities, and illustrations of tools and objects in museum collections, this book offers a frank appraisal of current knowledge of the process of Egyptian stone construction.