A Social Archaeology of Roman and Late Antique Egypt
Artefacts of Everyday Life
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 19 November 2021
- ISBN 9780198867340
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages472 pages
- Size 240x160x29 mm
- Weight 882 g
- Language English 213
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Short description:
Artefact evidence has the unique power to illuminate many aspects of life that are rarely explored in written sources. This book presents the first in-depth study that uses everyday artefacts as its principal source of evidence to transform our understanding of the society and culture of Roman and Late Antique Egypt.
MoreLong description:
Artefact evidence has the unique power to illuminate many aspects of life that are rarely explored in written sources, yet this potential has been underexploited in research on Roman and Late Antique Egypt. This book presents the first in-depth study that uses everyday artefacts as its principal source of evidence to transform our understanding of the society and culture of Egypt during these periods. It represents a fundamental reference work for scholars, with much new and essential information on a wide range of artefacts, many of which are found not only in Egypt but also in the wider Roman and late antique world. By taking a social archaeology approach, it sets out a new interpretation of daily life and aspects of social relations in Roman and Late Antique Egypt, contributing substantial insights into everyday practices and their social meanings in the past.
Artefacts from University College London's Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology are the principal source of evidence; most of these objects have not been the subject of any previous research. The book integrates the close study of artefact features with other sources of evidence, including papyri and visual material. Part one explores the social functions of dress objects, while part two explores the domestic realm and everyday experience. An important theme is the life course, and how both dress-related artefacts and ordinary functional objects construct age and gender-related status and facilitate appropriate social relations and activities. There is also a particular focus on wider social experience in the domestic context, as well as broader consideration of economic and social changes across the period.
This valuable publication adds much to our awareness and knowledge of the material culture of Roman and late antique Egypt. It is wonderfully produced and particularly well-illustrated.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Part One: Exploring the Social Functions of Dress Objects
Introduction to Part One
Original String and Bead Assemblages
Bracelets and Torcs
Shoes and Sandals
Concluding Discussion to Part One
Part Two: The Domestic Realm and Everyday Experience
Introduction to Part Two
Production and Experience: Objects Related to Textile Production
Children's Material Culture
Sound-making Objects
Concluding Discussion to Part Two
Egypt in the Roman and Late Antique World: An Artefacts Perspective
Appendix 1: Phased Bead Assemblages from Qau
Appendix 2: Assemblages of Beads with Evidence of Original Association
Appendix 3: Data Set of Artefacts Including Ancient String
Appendix 4: Data Set of Bracelets and Torcs
Appendix 5: Data Set of Shoes
Appendix 6: Data Set of Spindle Whorls
Appendix 7: Sound Measurement and Studio Recording of Artefact Replicas
