Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a CivilizationPsychology Press, 2006 - 437 pages Completely revised and updated to reflect the latest developments in the field, this second edition of Barry J. Kemp's popular text presents a compelling reassessment of what gave ancient Egypt its distinctive and enduring characteristics. Ranging across Ancient Egyptian material culture, social and economic experiences, and the mindset of its people, the book also includes two new chapters exploring the last ten centuries of Ancient Egyptian civilization and who, in ethnic terms, the ancients were. Fully illustrated, the book draws on both ancient written materials and decades of excavation evidence, transforming our understanding of this remarkable civilization. Broad ranging yet impressively detailed, Kemp's work is an indispensable text for all students of Ancient Egypt. |
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... late New Kingdom had probably not exceeded three million , a very modest total by today's standards . When we examine the ancient sources they suggest a very elementary picture of land management . The state remained very interested in ...
... late 18th Dynasty ( c . 1350 BC ) onwards , but even then only in scenes of men watering gardens . In earlier versions , before the 18th Dynasty , the method was even cruder . We see water brought to gardens in pairs of pottery jars ...
... Late Period Kushite ( Sudanese ) / Assyrian rule ( Dynasty 25 ) Saite Period ( Dynasty 26 ) First Persian Period ( Dynasty 27 ) Local dynasties ( Dynasties 28-30 ) Second Persian Period ( ' Dynasty 31 ' ) Conquest by Alexander the Great ...
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Contents
Who were the ancient Egyptians? | 19 |
The intellectual foundations of the early state | 60 |
The dynamics of culture | 111 |
The provider state | 161 |
The bureaucratic mind | 163 |
Model communities | 193 |
Intimations of our future | 245 |