Current Research in Egyptology 2009: Proceedings of the Tenth Annual Symposium

Current Research in Egyptology 2009: Proceedings of the Tenth Annual Symposium

Current Research in Egyptology 2009: Proceedings of the Tenth Annual Symposium

Current Research in Egyptology 2009: Proceedings of the Tenth Annual Symposium

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Overview

The tenth annual Current Research in Egyptology conference was held at the University of Liverpool in January 2009 and welcomed Egyptology graduates from all over the world. This volume is a compilation of some of the papers that were given at the conference, that show the diverse nature of current research in Egyptology.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781842175613
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Publication date: 01/31/2011
Series: Current Research In Egyptology , #10
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 190
File size: 12 MB
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About the Author

Judith Corbelli specializes in Egyptology.

Table of Contents

1. Crossing of the Lake Ritual (Eltayeb Abbas)
2. Is Selket ‘The Lady of Chemmis and Wife of Horus’? (Hebatallah Abdou)
3. Dwarves at Amarna; Social Acceptance or Amusement for the Royal Family? (Trillion Attwood)
4. The Use of Scientific Techniques and the Study of Ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern Weaponry from the Garstang Museum, School of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology, University of Liverpool (Dan Boatright)
5. Egypt's Encounter with the West: Race, Culture and Identity (William A.Cooney)
6. ‘The Like of Which Never Existed’: The Memphite Building Programme of Amenhotep III (Anna Garnett)
7. New Technology or Regression? A Compositional Study of Faience Beads from Two Tombs in Abydos (Esme Hammerle)
8. Mass-Production in New Kingdom Egypt: The Industries of Amarna and Piramesse (Anna Kathrin Hodgkinson)
9. The Veterinary Papyrus of Kahun (Connie Lord)
10. A Brief Presentation of the Egyptian Collection at the ‘Accademia dei Concordi’, Rovigo, Italy. A look at published and unpublished objects (Simone Musso and Simone Petacchi)
11. Embodiment Theory and the Body in Ancient Egypt (Emily Iona Stewart)
12. House to House. A Comparative Study of Ancient Egyptian Houses from the New Kingdom down to the Ptolemaic Period (1539-32BC) (Ben van den Bercken)
13. Counting the Dead – Some Remarks on the Haker-Festival (Zsuzsanna Végh)
14. The Images of Fortifications in the Sety I Battle Reliefs: Comparing Art and Archaeology (N.E. Wernick)
15. The word wnx.wj: its writings, determinatives, meaning and use in the Old Kingdom (Maha Yehia)
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