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9780521682268

Egyptology Today

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  • ISBN13:

    9780521682268

  • ISBN10:

    0521682266

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-01-14
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Summary

Egyptology Today examines how modern scholars examine all aspects of ancient Egypt, one of the greatest of all ancient civilizations. In essays by a team of archaeologists, curators, scholars, and conservators who are actively involved in research or applied aspects of Egyptology, this book looks at the techniques and methods that are used to increase our understanding of a distant culture that was as old to the Greeks and Romans as these cultures are to us. Topics range from how tombs and other monuments are discovered, excavated, recorded and preserved, to the study of Egyptian history, art, artifacts, and texts. Each chapter shows how modern Egyptology approaches, learns about, and strives to preserve the ancient remains of one of the most fascinating cultures in human history.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrationsp. vii
Brief Biographies of Contributorsp. xi
Acknowledgmentsp. xiii
Introduction: The Past in the Present: Egyptology Todayp. 1
Methods: Paths to the Past
Archaeology and Egyptologyp. 7
History and Egyptologyp. 23
Medical Science and Egyptologyp. 36
Monuments: Structures for This Life and the Next
Site Survey in Egyptologyp. 57
Epigraphy and Recordingp. 77
Monument and Site Conservationp. 98
Art and Artifacts: Objects as Subject
Art of Ancient Egyptp. 123
Ancient Egypt in Museums Todayp. 144
Artifact Conservation and Egyptologyp. 163
Texts: Words of Gods and Men
The Egyptian Languagep. 189
Ancient Egyptian Literaturep. 206
Egyptian Religious Textsp. 230
Afterword: The Past in the Future: Egyptology Tomorrowp. 248
Bibliographyp. 251
Indexp. 277
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