Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a CivilizationCompletely 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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... ancient defensive wall 239 ; Aramaean community 364 ; granite quarries 184 ,
185 , 187 ; High Dam 10 Asyut 10 , 11 , 39 , 177 , 338 ; tomb of Mesehet 27 , 28
Amenhetep ( scribe ) 314 Amenirdis I , God's Wife of Amun 151 , 152 Amenmenu
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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 |