Archaeology of Urbanism in Ancient Egypt

Archaeology of Urbanism in Ancient Egypt

From the Predynastic Period to the End of the Middle Kingdom

Moeller, Nadine (University of Chicago)

Cambridge University Press

08/2018

448

Mole

Inglês

9781107439085

15 a 20 dias

This book presents the latest archaeological evidence that makes a case for Egypt as an early urban society.
1. Ancient urbanism and the case of Egypt; 2. Current and past studies of Egyptian settlements; 3. The environmental setting; 4. The origins of urban society; 5. The settlements of the Old Kingdom; 6. The layout of Old Kingdom houses; 7. The development of towns during the end of the Old Kingdom and the First Intermediate Period (c.2200-2100 BC); 8. The Middle Kingdom: town planning and internal colonization at its height; 9. House layouts in the Middle Kingdom; 10. Final conclusions.
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