The Archaeology of Early Egypt: Social Transformations in North-East Africa, C.10,000 to 2,650 BCIn The Archaeology of Early Egypt, David Wengrow provides a new interpretation of the emergence of farming economies and the dynastic state (c. 10,000SH2650 BC). Comparison with neighbouring regions brings the dynamics of prehistoric social development along the Nile into focus, while detailed analysis of the archaeological record reveals the interplay between large-scale processes of economic and political change, and the intimate material practices through which social identities were transformed. His conclusions extend beyond Egypt to consider the relationship between bureaucracy, sacrifice and the nature of state power. |
Contents
Section 1 | 28 |
Section 2 | 35 |
Section 3 | 41 |
Section 4 | 42 |
Section 5 | 43 |
Section 6 | 52 |
Section 7 | 63 |
Section 8 | 72 |
Section 13 | 125 |
Section 14 | 135 |
Section 15 | 151 |
Section 16 | 161 |
Section 17 | 170 |
Section 18 | 176 |
Section 19 | 186 |
Section 20 | 192 |
Section 9 | 91 |
Section 10 | 99 |
Section 11 | 110 |
Section 12 | 117 |
Section 21 | 196 |
Section 22 | 218 |
Section 23 | 230 |
Section 24 | 234 |
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