Accessions List, Middle East

Accessions List, Middle East
Author: American Libraries Book Procurement Center, Cairo
Publisher:
Total Pages: 526
Release: 1965
Genre: Arabic imprints
ISBN:

Part 2 of July issue is "Annual list of serials."

A Research Guide to the Ancient World

A Research Guide to the Ancient World
Author: John M. Weeks
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 455
Release: 2014-11-25
Genre: History
ISBN: 1442237406

The archaeological study of the ancient world has become increasingly popular in recent years. A Research Guide to the Ancient World: Print and Electronic Sources, is a partially annotated bibliography. The study of the ancient world is usually, although not exclusively, considered a branch of the humanities, including archaeology, art history, languages, literature, philosophy, and related cultural disciplines which consider the ancient cultures of the Mediterranean world, and adjacent Egypt and southwestern Asia. Chronologically the ancient world would extend from the beginning of the Bronze Age of ancient Greece (ca. 1000 BCE) to the fall of the Western Roman Empire (ca. 500 CE). This book will close the traditional subject gap between the humanities (Classical World; Egyptology) and the social sciences (anthropological archaeology; Near East) in the study of the ancient world. This book is uniquely the only bibliographic resource available for such holistic coverage. The volume consists of 17 chapters and seven appendixes, arranged according to the traditional types of library research materials (bibliographies, dictionaries, atlases, etc.). The appendixes are mostly subject specific, including graduate programs in ancient studies, reports from significant archaeological sites, numismatics, and paleography and writing systems. These extensive author and subject indexes help facilitate ease of use.

Architecture, Astronomy and Sacred Landscape in Ancient Egypt

Architecture, Astronomy and Sacred Landscape in Ancient Egypt
Author: Giulio Magli
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2013-07-22
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1107032083

Most of the "wonders" of our ancient past have come down to us unencumbered by written information. In particular, this is the case of the Great Pyramid of Giza and of many other ancient Egyptian monuments. However, there is no doubt as to the interest of their builders in the celestial cycles: the "cosmic order" was indeed the true basis of the pharaoh's power. This book takes the reader on a chronological journey through ancient Egypt to explore the relationship between astronomy, landscape, and power during the most flourishing periods of ancient Egyptian civilization. Using the lens of archaeoastronomy, Giulio Magli reexamines the key monuments and turning points of Egyptian architecture and history, such as the solar deification of King Khufu, builder of the Great Pyramid, the Hatshepsut reign, and the Amarna revolution.

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt: A-F

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt: A-F
Author: Donald B. Redford
Publisher:
Total Pages: 616
Release: 2001
Genre: History
ISBN:

Featuring 600 original articles written by leading experts, it goes far beyond the findings of archaeology to include social, political, religious, cultural and artistic information on the Nile Delta civilization.