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Radiocarbon and the Chronologies of Ancient Egypt (Paperback, New)
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Radiocarbon and the Chronologies of Ancient Egypt (Paperback, New)
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This volume presents the findings of a major international project
on the application of radiocarbon dating to the Egyptian historical
chronology. Researchers from the Universities of Oxford and
Cranfield in the UK, along with a team from France, Austria and
Israel, radiocarbon dated more than 200 Egyptian objects made from
plant material from museum collections from all over the world. The
results comprise an accurate scientifically based chronology of the
kings of ancient Egypt obtained by the radiocarbon analysis of
short-lived plant remains. This volume presents the findings of a
major international project on the application of radiocarbon
dating to the Egyptian historical chronology. Researchers from the
Universities of Oxford and Cranfield in the UK, along with a team
from France, Austria and Israel, radiocarbon dated more than 200
Egyptian objects made from plant material from museum collections
from all over the world. The results comprise an accurate
scientifically based chronology of the kings of ancient Egypt
obtained by the radiocarbon analysis of short-lived plant remains.
Despite Egypt's historical significance, in the past the dating of
events has been a contentious undertaking with Egyptologists
relying on various chronologies made up from archaeological and
historical records. The radiocarbon dates nail down a chronology
that is broadly in line with previous estimates. However, they do
rule out some chronologies that have been put forward particularly
in the Old Kingdom, which is shown to be older than some scholars
thought. The research has implications for the whole region because
the Egyptian chronology anchors the timing of historical events in
neighbouring areas tied to the reign of particular Egyptian kings.
The results will allow for more historical comparisons to be made
in countries like Libya and Sudan, which have conducted radiocarbon
dating techniques on places of archaeological interest in the past.
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