Weapons, warriors and warfare in early Egypt / Gregory Phillip Gilbert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gilbert, Gregory Phillip

Series:

BAR international series ; 1208.

BAR international series ; 1208

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military art and science--Egypt--History.

Military art and science.

Weapons, Ancient--Egypt.

Weapons, Ancient.

Weapons--Egypt--History.

Weapons.

Soldiers--Egypt--History.

Soldiers.

Egypt--Antiquities.

Egypt.

Antiquities.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 210 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Archaeopress : Available from Hadrian Books, 2004.

System Details:

Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212

Summary:

This research is a study of the development of weapon technologies in Early Egypt (the interval from earliest times until the end of the 2nd Dynasty of the Egyptian state) through the examination and interpretation of material remains. This includes a detailed assessment of the relevant artefacts from prehistoric and Early Dynastic sites. Weapons are evaluated to determine whether they had a "This research is a study of the development of weapon technologies in Early Egypt (the interval from earliest times until the end of the 2nd Dynasty of the Egyptian state) through the examination and interpretation of material remains. This includes a detailed assessment of the relevant artefacts from prehistoric and Early Dynastic sites. Weapons are evaluated to determine whether they had a military, hunting or ritual function or indeed combinations of these. The earliest depictions of warriors and warfare are then assessed to determine the influence of military aspects upon Early Egyptian society. Cross-cultural research is used to identify possible anthropological parallels that may lead to a better understanding of the Egyptian evidence. The contribution of warfare during the formation of the Egyptian state is discussed and the possibility of a peaceful origin is assessed. For the purposes of this study the territory occupied by the Egyptian Nile valley culture(s) defines Egypt. Throughout the periods examined the Egyptian culture essentially occupied the Nile valley, extending from the First Cataract in the south to the mouth of each branch of the Nile as it disgorged into the Mediterranean Sea in the north. The author develops a model for warfare in Egypt from its earliest times to the end of the 2nd Dynasty, by reviewing current trends in the archaeology, anthropology and history of warfare. Particular emphasis is placed on the role of warfare during the rise of the Egyptian state. Aspects of warfare in Early Egypt are examined through interpretation of pictorial narratives, fortifications and settlement patterns, cultural expansion and predynastic invasions, and wars from Dynasty 0 to Dynasty 2"--Publisher's catalog

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-139).

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Gilbert, Gregory Phillip. Weapons, warriors and warfare in early Egypt.

ISBN:

9781407326184

140732618X

OCLC:

604150194

Publisher Number:

S1208 BAR Publishing

Access Restriction:

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