The Nile and ancient Egypt : changing land- and waterscapes, from the Neolithic to the Roman era / Judith Bunbury (Cambridge University).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bunbury, J. (Judith), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water-supply--Nile River Watershed--Management--History.

Water-supply.

Water resources development--Nile River--History--To 1500.

Water resources development.

Climatic changes--Social aspects--Nile River Valley--History--To 1500.

Climatic changes.

Agriculture--Nile River Valley.

Agriculture.

History.

Climatic changes--Social aspects.

Management.

Nile River--History.

Nile River.

Water-supply--Management.

Nile River Valley.

Nile River Watershed.

Nile River Region.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 182 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2019.

Summary:

"The tale of human habitation of the Nile Valley is a long one and includes famine, disaster, global environmental events, and human resolve told against a background of ever-changing landscape. In this volume, Judith Bunbury examines the region over a 10,000 year period, from the Neolithic to the Roman conquest. Charting the progression of the river as it meanders through the region and over the ages, she demonstrates how ancient Egyptians attempted to harness the Nile's power as a force for good. Over the generations, they learned how to farm and build on its banks, and also found innovative solutions to cope in a constantly evolving habitat. Using the latest theories and evidence, this richly illustrated volume also provides a blueprint for the future management of the Nile"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Humans and climate change: how past peoples can inform our responses to landscape and climate change

The green deserts: lakes and playas of the Saharan wet phases

The climate seesaw: the balance between hunter-gathering and farming in the wadis and marshes of the Nile Valley

The development of Egypt's capitals: condensation of the Nile into meandering channels with inhabited levees

Climate change and crisis: differing views of devolution across the First Intermediate Period

Islands in the Nile

The flood and the New Delta

Renewed strength in the South: the rise of Thebes (Karnak) and management of the minor channels of the Nile

High tides of empire: the New Kingdom to the Roman period

development of large-scale Nile water management

From Coptic to Islamic times: a well-documental movement of the Nile from Al-Fustat through Babylon

Modern changes to Egypt: dams and irrigation: Can we ever control the Nile?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-174) and index.

ISBN:

9781107012158

1107012155

OCLC:

1100426369