Copper in Ancient Egypt: Before, During and After the Pyramid Age (c. 4000 – 1600 BC)The first comprehensive and up-to-date overview of what we know about the use of copper by the ancient Egyptians and Nubians, from the Predynastic through the Early Dynastic until the end of the Second Intermediate Period (c. 4000–1600 BC). The monograph presents a story, based on the analysis of available evidence, a synchronic and diachronic reconstruction of the development and changes of the chaîne opératoire of copper and copper alloy artefacts. The book argues that Egypt was not isolated from the rest of the ancient world and that popular notions of its “primitive” technology are not based on facts. |
Contents
The Subject Its Chronological and Chorological Scope | 1 |
Chapter 2 Chaîne opératoire and Sources Survey | 24 |
Chapter 3 Words for Material and PeopleCopper and Metalworkers | 67 |
Procurement Initial Processing and Transport of Ore | 97 |
Chapter 5 Copper Storage Revenues and Transactions | 155 |
Chapter 6 Metalworkers and Their Institutions | 213 |
Chapter 7 Workshops | 249 |
Chapter 8 Uses of Artisan Textile and Leather Tool Kit | 336 |
Weaponry Personal Care and Adornment | 419 |
Chapter 10 Ritual Tools Vessels Statuary Regalia and Hardware | 510 |
Chapter 11 Ancient Egyptian Copper in Eastern Mediterranean Context | 551 |
Chapter 12 Conclusion | 595 |
Appendix Tables 1252 | 631 |
Bibliography | 632 |
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Common terms and phrases
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