Drawing on more than 20 years of archaeological study and
investigation at Zawiyet Umm el-Rakham by a team from the
University of Liverpool (led by Professor Steven Snape), this book
paints a nuanced picture of daily life not only at this liminal
military site, but also in Ramesside Egypt more broadly.
Constructed during the reign of Ramesses II, the fortified
settlement was situated 300 kilometres west of Alexandria and
represents the furthest western outpost of the Egyptian New Kingdom
empire. Excavations in Area K of the fortress have uncovered
extensive evidence for the living arrangements, minor industries,
food production and daily life of the fort’s inhabitants. This
previously unpublished material forms the bedrock of this volume,
which focuses on analysing the various subsistence and craft
production strategies that were conducted alongside each other in
this area, from baking, brewing and butchery to lithics working,
bone-carving and weaving. These traces of the activities of the
soldiers and their families shed new light on what life was like at
this military installation and for ordinary Egyptians more widely,
shifting away from a focus on elite social groups. The
archaeological evidence covered in this book prompts a
re-evaluation of the realities of the relationship between
Egyptians and Libyans at the close of the Late Bronze Age. The
purpose of the fortress' construction was primarily defensive,
however the surviving material points to co-operation by means of
collaborative farming and trading, and provides a direct
counterpoint to the more belligerent contemporary royal monumental
inscriptions describing Egypto-Libyan relations.
General
| Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Academic
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Bloomsbury Egyptology |
| Release date: |
2024 |
| Authors: |
Nicky Nielsen
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
208 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-350-32736-8 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-350-32736-0 |
| Barcode: |
9781350327368 |
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