The Material World of Ancient Egypt
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Product details:
- Publisher Cambridge University Press
- Date of Publication 12 August 2013
- ISBN 9780521713795
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages224 pages
- Size 254x178x10 mm
- Weight 480 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 93 b/w illus. 0
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Short description:
Examines the objects and artifacts, the representations in art, and the examples of documentation that reveal the day-to-day life of ancient Egyptians.
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The Material World of Ancient Egypt examines the objects and artifacts, the representations in art, and the examples of documentation that together reveal the day-to-day physical substance of life in ancient Egypt. This book investigates how people dressed, what they ate, the houses they built, the games they played, and the tools they used, among many other aspects of daily life, paying great attention to the change and development of each area within the conservative Egyptian society. More than any other ancient civilization, the ancient Egyptians have left us with a wealth of evidence about their daily lives in the form of perishable objects, from leather sandals to feather fans, detailed depictions of trades and crafts on the walls of tombs, and a wide range of documentary evidence from temple inventories to personal laundry lists. Drawing on these diverse sources and richly illustrating his account with nearly one hundred images, William H. Peck illuminates the culture of the ancient Egyptians from the standpoint of the basic materials they employed to make life possible and perhaps even enjoyable.
'Peck's work is a badly needed up-to-date reference of daily life in ancient Egypt. The volume is sure to be welcomed by Egyptologists, classicists, anthropologists, and students of comparative cultures. The excellent selection of figures and diagrams adds tremendously to the value of the text.' Emily Teeter, Oriental Institute, University of Chicago
Table of Contents:
1. Geography and geology: the land; 2. Brief outline of Egyptian history; 3. Study of the material world of ancient Egypt; 4. Dress and personal adornment; 5. Housing and furniture; 6. Food and drink; 7. Hygiene and medicine; 8. Containers of clay and stone; 9. Tools and weapons; 10. Basketry, rope, matting; 11. Faience and glass; 12. Transportation; 13. Sport and games.
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