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This book is the result of a large-scale research undertaking
"Trade Routes of the Near East", examining Egyptian-Levantine
interaction in the 4th Millennium BC. Chapters explore many issues
related to copper and trade in the long period covering the
Chalcolithic and Bronze Ages, but also Roman period, with a special
extension to present metallurgical practices in the African
interior. A wide range of data discussed here was collected from
across the eastern Mediterranean region including Egypt, Jordan,
Cyprus and Greece.
The book presents issues relating to the oldest known examples of
human mortuary practices from the area of Northern Egypt and dating
to the end of the Early Dynastic period. The research surveys
changes in sepulchral architecture, offerings, body positioning and
other elements of generally understood burial customs. Space is
also found for discussions on social stratification, political
development of the early Egyptian state and the Lower Egyptian
cultural legacy, which contributed to the rich Egyptian
civilization. The story focuses on recent archaeological fieldworks
with a special stress on the revealing necropolis of Tell
el-Farkha.
This volume reflects the most recent state of research on ancient
Egypt presented and discussed at the international conference
Current Research in Egyptology XVII, May 2016. Nine papers are
arranged in chronological order covering the wide time span from
the Predynastic till the Greco-Roman Period, with the remaining
five considering more general thematic, theoretical, and
cross-cultural topics. Papers re-examine the archives from early
excavations of Predynastic tombs in the light of modern research;
discuss various types of object from different periods; consider
the roles of travelling artists, regional artistic schools styles,
and the mobility of ancient high-skilled craftsmen. Thematic,
theoretical, and cross-cultural papers consider the relation of
gods, cosmic sacredness, and fertility beliefs; take a comparative
approach to cultural identity extracted from narrative poetry of
Greek and Egyptian origin; the inclusion of Egyptian musical
elements incorporated into Greek traditions and the analysis of
artifacts from the Egyptian collection of Zagreb, illustrating the
range of information that essentially unprovenanced objects may
have for future research.
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