Copper in ancient Egypt : before, during and after the pyramid age (c. 4000-1600 BC) / by Martin Odler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Odler, Martin, author.

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; v.132.

Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; volume 132

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Copper age--Egypt.

Copper age.

Antiquities, Prehistoric--Egypt.

Antiquities, Prehistoric.

Antiquities.

Egypt--Antiquities.

Egypt.

Physical Description:

xlviii, 809 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2023.

Summary:

"The first comprehensive and up-to-date overview of what we know about the use of copper by the ancient Egyptians and Nubians, from the Predynastic through the Early Dynastic until the end of the Pyramid Age (c. 4000-1600 BC). The monograph presents a story, based on the analysis of available evidence, a synchronic and diachronic reconstruction of the development and changes of the chaîne opératoire of copper and copper alloy artefacts. The book argues that Egypt was not isolated from the rest of the ancient world and that popular notions of its "primitive" technology are not based on facts"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Odler, Martin. Copper in ancient Egypt

ISBN:

9789004524088

9004524088

OCLC:

1350802785

Publisher Number:

99993906398