Description
Book Synopsis* Provides an accessible narrative history of Egypt from earliest human settlement to the time of the first pharoahs. * Explores prehistoric foundations of many traditions evident in Ancient Egypt. * Includes chronology, glossary, bibiliography and numerous illustrations -- ideal for student use. .
Trade Review"Egyptologists frequently have little understanding of the prehistoric past, especially the paleolithic periods, and it is commendable that Midant-Reynes has included this overview."
International Journal of African Historical Studies "... integrate[s] the prehistory of Egypt and Nubia through into the (Egyptian) Unification period, thus investigating the entire united Nile region and its flanking deserts in a logical but rarely encountered attempt to develop a cohesive picture ... In this the book succeeds admirably." Journal of African History
Table of ContentsIllustrations.
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Translator's Note.
Introduction.
Part I: The Land of Egypt:.
1. Between the River and the Desert.
Part II: The Palaeolithic Period: .
2. The Earliest Evidence for Humans in the Nile Valley.
3. The Beginnings of Cultural Diversity.
4. Diversity or Nilotic Adaptation.
Part III: The Neolithic Period:.
5. The Process of 'Neolithicization'.
6. The Neolithic Period (Fifth Millennium BC).
Part IV: The Approach to the Pharaonic Period (Fourth Millennium BC): .
7. The Predynastic Period (c. 4000-3000 BC).
8. The First Pharaohs and the Unification of the Two Lands.
Conclusion.
Appendix 1: Relative Chronology and the Traditional Dating Systems.
Appendix 2: 'Absolute Dates'.
Glossary.
Abbreviations.
Bibliography.
Index.
