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Artifacts from Ancient Egypt
About This Book
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 GrĂŚco-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 GrĂŚco-Roman period of ancient Egypt (5000 BCE to 300 CE). A special section provides guidance on evaluating objects and artifacts by asking questionsâWho created it? Who used it? What did it do/what was its purpose? When and where was it made? Why was it made?âto help assess the historical context of the object.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Recent Titles
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- How to Evaluate Artifacts
- Chronology of Egyptian History
- Beauty, Adornment, and Clothing
- Death and Funerary Equipment
- Food and Drink
- Household Items, Furniture, and Games
- Literacy and Writing
- Religion, Ritual, and Magic
- Tools and Weapons
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author