Overview

Primary source documents and detailed entries reveal what ancient Egypt was like, using the objects and artifacts of daily life from the period covering the Predynastic era through the Græco-Roman period (5000 BCE to 300 CE). Historians have found that valuable knowledge about long-ago civilizations can be derived from examining the simple routines of daily life. This fascinating study presents a collection of everyday objects and artifacts from ancient Egypt, shedding light on the social life and culture of ancient Egyptians. The work starts with a popular notion of ancient Egyptian beauty and gradually moves on to address various aspects of life, including home, work, communication, and transition and afterlife. Organized by topics, the work contains the following sections: beauty, adornment, and clothing; household items, furniture, and games; food and drink; tools and weapons; literacy and writing; death and funerary equipment; and religion, ritual, and magic. Each object holds equal importance and dates from the Predynastic era to the Græco-Roman period of ancient Egypt (5000 BCE to 300 CE). A special section provides guidance on evaluating objects and artifacts by asking questions—Who created it? Who used it? What did it do/what was its purpose? When and where was it made? Why was it made?—to help assess the historical context of the object.

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Author:   Barbara Mendoza
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Greenwood Press
Weight:   1.276kg
ISBN:  

9781440844003

ISBN 10:   1440844003
Pages:   376
Publication Date:   05 October 2017
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"Preface Acknowledgments Introduction How to Evaluate Artifacts Chronology of Egyptian History BEAUTY, ADORNMENT, AND CLOTHING Comb Cosmetic Palette Kohl Container Men's Kilt Mirror Perfume Bottle Sandals Women's Dress DEATH AND FUNERARY EQUIPMENT Amulet Canopic Jars Ka Statues Mummy Mummy Mask Reserve Head Sarcophagus and Coffin Shabti Tomb Stele FOOD AND DRINK Butchering Scene Model Servant Making Beer Model Servants Making Bread Table of Offerings Scene HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, FURNITURE, AND GAMES Basket Board Game Headrest Pottery Vessels Stool Toy Cat LITERACY AND WRITING Ankh Box Ostracon Papyrus Rosetta Stone Seated Scribe Statue RELIGION, RITUAL, AND MAGIC Astronomical Ceiling of Ramses VII Bronze Votive Offering Coffin for Cat Mummy Hippopotamus Figurine Household Deity Figures ""Opening of the Mouth"" Ritual Scene Priestess Statue TOOLS AND WEAPONS Axe Knife Mace Heads Model Boats Plow Throw Stick Select Bibliography Index"

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This book would be most useful for academic and research programs in archaeology and/or Egyptology; it would also be nice as a coffee table book. - ARBA Rather than being presented in chronological order, the entries are grouped into eight broad categories, such as beauty, food and drink, religion and ritual, and weapons. This unique approach to history will help high school, undergraduate, and general readers understand what life was like in ancient Egypt. - Booklist Online

[T]he series is explicitly written for high school and junior-college students. Summing Up: Recommended. General, high school, and lower-division undergraduate collections. - Choice This book would be most useful for academic and research programs in archaeology and/or Egyptology; it would also be nice as a coffee table book. - ARBA Rather than being presented in chronological order, the entries are grouped into eight broad categories, such as beauty, food and drink, religion and ritual, and weapons. This unique approach to history will help high school, undergraduate, and general readers understand what life was like in ancient Egypt. - Booklist Online

Author Information

Barbara Mendoza, PhD, is instructor of art history at Solano Community College as well as teacher of an introductory course on humanities and history of design at Southern New Hampshire University-COCE.

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