The Archaeology of Pharaonic Egypt
The Archaeology of Pharaonic Egypt
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USDIn this book, Richard Bussmann presents a fresh overview of ancient Egyptian society and culture in the age of the pyramids. He addresses key themes in the comparative research of early complex societies, including urbanism, funerary culture, temple ritual, kingship, and the state, and explores how ideas and practices were exchanged between ruling elites and local communities in provincial Egypt. Unlike other studies of ancient Egypt, this book adopts an anthropological approach that places people at the centre of the analysis. Bussmann covers a range of important themes in cross-cultural debates, such as materiality, gender, non-elite culture, and the body. He also offers new perspectives on social diversity and cultural cohesion, based on recent discoveries. His study vividly illustrates how our understanding of ancient Egyptian society benefits from the application of theoretical concepts in archaeology and anthropology to the interpretation of the evidence.
- Offers readers fresh interpretation of archaeological sites and objects
- Relates the study of ancient Egypt to key concepts in archaeological and anthropological theory, showing how interpretation of ancient Egypt can be advanced by combining theory with data
- Provides readers with new perspectives on social diversity and cultural cohesion in ancient Egypt
Reviews & endorsements
‘Recommended.’ B. D. Singleton, CHOICE
‘Bussmann’s new book should be read by all those who are tired of 'symbolic' explanations of everything on ancient Egypt and seek more complex ways of understanding ancient Egyptian history. It should also become a key reference in teaching if our aim is to shape a new generation of social scientists committed to more rigorous work on ancient societies.’ Rennan Lemos, Antiquity
Product details
February 2024Adobe eBook Reader
9781009380621
0 pages
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Table of Contents
- I. Orientation:
- 1. Studying the Pyramid age
- 2. Historical outline
- II. Living Together:
- 3. People in landscapes
- 4. Life in settlements
- 5. Urban growth
- 6. Egypt in the wider world
- III. Ritual and Discourse:
- 7. Funerary culture
- 8. Temple ritual
- 9. Kingship sacred and social
- IV. Organising People:
- 10. Scaling the state
- 11. Archaeology beyond elites
- 12. Civilisation at grass-roots level.
