By Rosalie David
Spanning the years from c. 5000 B.C. to the early centuries A.D., the Nile Valley civilization used to be one of many earliest created by means of humankind. It is still the most attention-grabbing and influential. this convenient but encyclopedic reference paintings deals a accomplished evaluate of old Egyptian background, from Predynastic occasions to the outdated and New Kingdoms to the Ptolemaic and Roman sessions. available, authoritative, and obviously equipped, the instruction manual to existence in historical Egypt presents a fascinating examine a tradition whose artwork, structure, faith, and drugs got here to shape the root of Western Civilization. The thematically prepared chapters let readers quick access to numerous key issues, together with historic heritage, geography, executive, faith, funerary customs, structure, literature, the army, the financial system, and daily life. Drawing on written resources courting from c. 3100 B.C. and such frequent archaeological proof as monuments, artifacts, inscriptions, and preserved human continues to be, famous Egyptologist Rosalie David covers every little thing from the solar Cult and the pyramids to the arriving and dispersal of Christianity. Her valuable guide additionally positive factors: * 112 maps, images, and unique line drawings * feedback for extra studying on the end of every bankruptcy * a chronological desk of over 5 millennia of Egyptian background * an appendix directory museums with Egyptian collections * a well timed and large total bibliography in addition to an intensive index Combining archaeological and old assets, this guide presents the entire crucial info required by way of a person attracted to Egyptian background, archaeology, faith, or tradition.
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There was little concern about the archaeological context of these treasures: In seeking out pieces that were spectacular and had financial rather than scientific value, the early excavators often destroyed the archaeological importance of a site. To justify this approach, it was argued that the general public in Europe and elsewhere gained a greater awareness of Egyptian civilization because they could see these treasures displayed in museums; it was claimed that the removal of antiquities from Egypt was in fact a means of preserving its heritage for humankind.
Mumiyah was originally used as the name for the bituminous liquid that exuded from the Mummy Mountain in Persia and became a desirable and widely used medicinal ingredient. As its curative properties became well known, and demand began to exceed supply, other sources were sought. From medieval times, fragments of the artificially preserved bodies of the ancient Egyptians, often obtained and exported from Egypt by unscrupulous methods, were included in medicines because it was wrongly assumed that with their blackened appearance, these preserved human remains had been soaked in bitumen and would therefore provide a good alternative.
Both these projects drew on the expertise of many specialists from different countries; they attracted widespread publicity, and came to symbolize a level of international cooperation that had never been witnessed in previous archaeological endeavors. ” Nevertheless, there The Temples of Abu Simbel The other rescue project involved even greater difficulties. This centered around the two temples built by Ramesses II at Abu Simbel: the Great Temple, dedicated to the gods Ptah, AmenRe, Re-Harakhte, and the deified Ramesses II, and the nearby Smaller Temple, honoring the goddess Hathor and Ramesses II’s favorite wife, Queen Nefertari.