The Ancient Egyptian State: The Origins of Egyptian Culture (c. 8000–2000 BC)

by Robert J. Wenke

• ISBN13: 9780521574877
• ISBN10: 0521574870
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-04-27
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Wenke examines the cycle of ancient Egypt's development by analyzing Egyptological, anthropological, and other forms of evidence.

Author Biography

Robert J. Wenke, a scholar of ancient Egyptian civilization, taught at the University of Washington before he retired. A former director of the American Research Center in Egypt, he has conducted fieldwork throughout the world and is the author of Patterns in Prehistory, now in its fifth edition.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. x
List of Tables	p. xiv
Preface	p. xv
The Significance and Character of Ancient Egyptian Civilization	p. 1
Introduction to the Ancient Egyptians and Their Country	p. 31
Introduction to the Evidence and Interpretation of Egyptian Antiquity	p. 79
The Neolithic and Early Predynastic Origins of Dynastic Egyptian Civilization, c. 12,000 BP-4500 BC	p. 136
Lords of the Two Lands: The Origins of Dynastic Egypt, c. 4500-2700 BC	p. 181
The Pharaonic State in Early Maturity (2686-2160 BC)	p. 257
Egypt and General Analyses of State Origins	p. 326
Bibliography	p. 361
Index	p. 381
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