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Book SynopsisEgyptian Archaeology explores ancient Egypt using a uniquely archaeological approach, drawing on original research to both synthesize and challenge existing scholarship.
Trade Review“In conclusion, the uninitiated will have a tough read with this ‘quick’ access to Egyptology, and Egyptologists will have difficulty critically evaluating the various proposed developments. Therefore, it seems this book should serve as a very brief insight into certain themes for already initiated experts, and for that, it provides excellent points of departure indeed.” (Bibliotheca Orientalis, 1 September 2014)
“Willeke Wendrich’s edited volume, Egyptian archaeology, is perhaps the most ambitious of the three on offer here in terms of its scope and I would strongly recommend it.” (Antiquity, 1 January 2013)
"Recommended. All academic levels/libraries." (Choice , 1 April 2011)
Review copy sent 05/04/11: Faculty of Philosophy
Table of ContentsList of Tables and Figures vii
Notes on Contributors ix
Series Editors’ Preface xiii
Note on Transliteration and Transcription xiv
1 Egyptian Archaeology: From Text to Context 1
Willeke Wendrich
2 Worship without Writing 15
Stan Hendrickx, Dirk Huyge, and Willeke Wendrich
3 Theories of State Formation 36
E. Christiana Köhler
4 Kingship and Legitimation 55
Janet Richards
5 Villages and the Old Kingdom 85
Mark Lehner Copyrighted Material
6 Regionality, Cultural and Cultic Landscapes 102
David Jeffreys
7 Tradition and Innovation: The Middle Kingdom 119
Josef Wegner
8 Foreigners in Egypt: Archaeological Evidence and Cultural Context 143
Thomas Schneider
9 Gender in Ancient Egypt 164
T. G. Wilfong
10 Class and Society: Position and Possessions 180
Wolfram Grajetzki
11 Identity and Personhood 200
Willeke Wendrich
12 Changes in the Afterlife 220
John H. Taylor
13 Consolidation, Innovation, and Renaissance 241
Penelope Wilson
14 Egypt in the Memory of the World 259
Fekri A. Hassan
15 Epilogue: Eternal Egypt Deconstructed 274
Willeke Wendrich Index 279
