Egypt
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/prehistoric/reviews/06_08_wengrow.htm
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- New Publications
Some new Egyptology-related publications are available, as follows: Book:Wengrow, David The Archaeology of Early Egypt: Social Transformations in North East Africa, 10,000 to 2650 BCISBN: 0521543746 Cambridge World Archaeology http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521835860...
Egypt
Book Review: The Archaeology of Early Egypt
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/prehistoric/reviews/06_08_wengrow.htm
A detailed review by Alice Stevenson of David Wengrow's The Archaeology of Early Egypt: "The Archaeology of Early Egypt is ambitious in scope covering the period from the end of the last Ice Age (c. 10,000 BC) through to the emergence and early development of the state (c. 2650 BC). Accounts of this period, or parts of it, have been attempted before. Refreshingly, what sets Wengrow’s work apart from many of these other studies, with the notable exception of Michael Hoffman’s (1979) volume, is the balanced, critical engagement with social theory which situates the evidence within a broader academic narrative.
Writing such an authoritative account is not an easy task. This is particularly the case given that this large span of time encompasses fundamental social transformations, such as the emergence of farming, the origins of kingship and writing, as well as the evolution of the Egyptian state."
Writing such an authoritative account is not an easy task. This is particularly the case given that this large span of time encompasses fundamental social transformations, such as the emergence of farming, the origins of kingship and writing, as well as the evolution of the Egyptian state."
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- Book Review: Describing And Interpreting The Past
Bryn Mawr Classical Review (Reviewed by Sveta Matskevich) Cătălin Pavel, Describing and Interpreting the Past: European and American Approaches to the Written Record of the Excavation. Bucureşti: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti While...
- New Book: What Makes Civilization
Oxford University Press What Makes Civilization? The Ancient Near East and the Future of the West David Wengrow Description Renowned archaeologist David Wengrow creates here a vivid new account of the "birth of civilization" in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia,...
- Origins Of Early Writing
Origins of Early Writing Systems It is a really slow news day so this is thrown in for anyone interested in the origins of early writing systems. The Proceedings from the conference Origins of Early Writing Systems have been posted online. But as surprising...
- Rosetta Online Journal - Issue 02 2007
http://www.rosetta.bham.ac.uk/Issue_02/Gregory.htm The Institute of Archaeology and Antiquity at the University of Birmingham released the second issue of the online journal "Rosetta" which covers a wide scope of archaeology, history and classics subjects....
- New Publications
Some new Egyptology-related publications are available, as follows: Book:Wengrow, David The Archaeology of Early Egypt: Social Transformations in North East Africa, 10,000 to 2650 BCISBN: 0521543746 Cambridge World Archaeology http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521835860...