The Prehistory of Egypt
From the First Egyptians to the First Pharaohs
1. Auflage Dezember 1999
348 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-0-631-20169-4
John Wiley & Sons
This books covers the history of the Nile Valley from Nubia to the Mediterranean, during the period from the earliest hominid settlement, around 700,000 BC to the beginnings of dynastic Egypt at the end of the fourth millennium BC.
Illustrations.
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.
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.
"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
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
The author, B& #233;atrix Midant-Reynes, is Head of Research at
the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Toulouse
(Centre d'Anthropologie, Universit& #233; Paul Sabatier).
She is also editor of Arch& #233;onil (a journal
dedicated to the study of prehistoric Egypt and Nubia) and Director
of the excavations at the Predynastic site of Ada& #239;ma (on
behalf of IFAO). In 1986 she was Humbolt Stipendiatin in Staatliche
Sammlung & #193;gyptischer Kunst' in Munich.
The translator, Ian Shaw, is lecturer in Egyptian archaeology at
the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. He is the
author of Ancient Egyptian Warfare and Weapons (1991),
co-author of The British Museum Dictionary of Ancient Egypt
(with Nicholson, 1995) and co-editor of The Dictionary of
Archaeology (with Jameson: Blackwell, 1998) and Ancient
Egyptian Materials and Technology (with Nicholson, 1999). He
also translated Nicolas Grimal's A History of Ancient
Egypt (Blackwell, 1992).
the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Toulouse
(Centre d'Anthropologie, Universit& #233; Paul Sabatier).
She is also editor of Arch& #233;onil (a journal
dedicated to the study of prehistoric Egypt and Nubia) and Director
of the excavations at the Predynastic site of Ada& #239;ma (on
behalf of IFAO). In 1986 she was Humbolt Stipendiatin in Staatliche
Sammlung & #193;gyptischer Kunst' in Munich.
The translator, Ian Shaw, is lecturer in Egyptian archaeology at
the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. He is the
author of Ancient Egyptian Warfare and Weapons (1991),
co-author of The British Museum Dictionary of Ancient Egypt
(with Nicholson, 1995) and co-editor of The Dictionary of
Archaeology (with Jameson: Blackwell, 1998) and Ancient
Egyptian Materials and Technology (with Nicholson, 1999). He
also translated Nicolas Grimal's A History of Ancient
Egypt (Blackwell, 1992).