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Writing, 'art', and society : a contextual archaeology of the inscribed labels of late predynastic-early dynastic EgyptPiquette, Kathryn Elizabeth January 2007 (has links)
The largest corpus of the earliest scriptorial material from Egypt comprises over 433 small, perforated labels of the period c. 3300/3100-c. 2800/2770 BCE, from Abydos (373 labels) and six other cemetery sites in the Nile Valley. As traditional sources for Egyptian philology, these objects are not typically studied for their artefactual or material qualities. Yet, script and image are products of a range of technological intentions, actions and transformations in both their production and use. Fundamental ambiguities in philological readings warrant a more cautious and holistic approach than previously taken to this material. My research aims are to understand how the inscribed labels were materially and graphically constructed through embodied technological practices and how these features informed and re-informed making and use in the negotiation of certain social relationships. My methodological framework directs analysis to three areas: material properties of the labels, image composition, and archaeological context. A particular innovation is the application of the software program ATLAS.ti for detailed analysis of imagery. ATLAS.ti facilitates the grounding of analysis in the objects, with tools to manage graphic files, and to explore data systematically. Questions concerning how the materiality of the labels availed or constrained embodied engagement of makers and consumers have also been explored through experimental archaeology. For my theoretical basis, I draw particularly upon the work of sociologists Anthony Giddens and Etienne Wenger in order to understand the relationship between the inscribed labels and social practice. Analysis of the archaeological context focuses on inter- and intra-site distribution and on isolating the more secure contexts and associations. Study of material properties and techniques illustrates the material embeddedness of imagery. The visual repertoire is presented and discussed, followed by a detailed analysis of image distribution, organisation and associations. Patterning reveals types of compositional principles employed and how these were transformed and negotiated by label-composers across time and space. These results are also considered within the context of contemporary visual culture, and the broader social historical context of early Egyptian state formation.
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Aspects of health, injury and disease amongst the non-elite workforces of dynastic EgyptHebron, Caroline Susan January 2005 (has links)
The non-elite workforces in ancient Egypt were at risk from incurring injuries and acquiring diseases due to the nature of their occupational activities. Manual labour forces were conscripted and relocated to comply with the requirements of corvee duties. Craft specialisation ensured that the performance of particular tasks provided a focal point in the life experience of the non-elite individual, determining their role within society and defining the practical demands of the activity, in terms of expertise and productivity. The intensive manual tasks associated with the processes of quarrying and construction and the repetitive activities inherent in industrial and domestic occupations would have determined the health status of the non-elite individual, potentially manifesting as characteristic and occupation-related physical anomalies. It is unlikely that the social and cultural environment of ancient Egypt would facilitate the recognition of these issues and address the debilitating effects consequential to occupational tasks. The sources of evidence are surveyed and analysed utilising the textual, artistic, archaeological and human remains sources. Published textual and artistic sources and their interpretations are reassessed. Theoretical models for the working and living conditions at settlement sites based upon published reports and emerging archaeological data have been created. The sources from a number of non-elite cemetery sites are incorporated to explore the possibility of accessing evidence for non-elite health from the human remains. The anticipated prevalence of injuries and diseases appears to be under-represented in the ancient sources, prompting an evaluation of the ancient ideological and cultural perspectives, evidential survival and consequent interpretative limitations imposed upon the data. The sources are reviewed within the social and cultural environment that determined the elite attitude towards the non-elite workforces and consequently dictated their fate, in addition to their inclusion or omission from the ancient record.
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The external image of Ptolemaic EgyptMarquaille, CeÌline January 2001 (has links)
No description available.
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Continuity and change : a biological history of Ancient EgyptZakrzewski, Sonia Ruth January 2002 (has links)
The change in subsistence strategy, from hunting and gathering to agriculture, and the associated development of social hierarchy form a series of changes of particular biological interest. There are two main aspects to these changes, which interact and modify each other; the first relates to human biology and human variation, and the second to the history of population movements along the Nile. The emergence of Egyptian civilisation was preceded by the introduction of agriculture in the Nile Valley. The emergence of the First Dynasty was a major development in the political and sociocultural transformation of the agricultural communities inhabiting the lower Nile Valley. Human variation can act in terms of differing responses to diet and ecology, and can be recognised through trends in biological markers. This study has employed biological measures to ascertain the pattern of biological changes occurring in the Nile Valley through the Predynastic and Early Dynastic periods. A model was developed both to predict the pattern of physical changes expected to affect the individuals and to link these biological changes with the genetic structure of the local population. The first portion of the study concentrates on understanding the population affinities of the skeletal groups studied. These results suggest the local population continuity exists in Egyptian populations, but that there is also some evidence of changes in population structure, which may reflect immigration and admixture of new groups. The next sections of the study consider the actual biological effects of this migration, intensification of agriculture and the formation of the Egyptian state on the anatomy of the local population. Changes in growth outcome were found, with the differences being of a greater magnitude among the males than the females. These changes were associated with changes in the expression of cranial robusticity within the populations. Increasing levels of dental disease were found through time. The model developed in the study was therefore modified to explain the differences in expression of physical traits in males and females. The biological results were then linked with archaeological evidence to better understand the role of social ranking on human skeletal biology.
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Goddess cults in Egypt between 1070 BC and 332 BCWahlberg, Nina May January 2002 (has links)
No description available.
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Perceptions of the serpent in the Ancient Near East : its Bronze Age role in apotropaic magic, healing and protectionGolding, Wendy Rebecca Jennifer 11 1900 (has links)
In this dissertation I examine the role played by the ancient Near Eastern serpent in apotropaic and prophylactic magic. Within this realm the serpent appears in roles in healing and protection where magic is often employed. The possibility of positive and negative roles is investigated. The study is confined to the Bronze Age in ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia and Syria-Palestine. The serpents, serpent deities and deities with ophidian aspects and associations are described. By examining these serpents and deities and their roles it is possible to incorporate a comparative element into his study on an intra- and inter-regional basis.
In order to accumulate information for this study I have utilised textual and pictorial evidence, as well as artefacts (such as jewellery, pottery and other amulets) bearing serpent motifs. / Old Testament & Ancient Near Eastern Studies / M.A. (Ancient Near Eastern Studies)
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Perceptions of the serpent in the Ancient Near East : its Bronze Age role in apotropaic magic, healing and protectionGolding, Wendy Rebecca Jennifer 11 1900 (has links)
In this dissertation I examine the role played by the ancient Near Eastern serpent in apotropaic and prophylactic magic. Within this realm the serpent appears in roles in healing and protection where magic is often employed. The possibility of positive and negative roles is investigated. The study is confined to the Bronze Age in ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia and Syria-Palestine. The serpents, serpent deities and deities with ophidian aspects and associations are described. By examining these serpents and deities and their roles it is possible to incorporate a comparative element into his study on an intra- and inter-regional basis.
In order to accumulate information for this study I have utilised textual and pictorial evidence, as well as artefacts (such as jewellery, pottery and other amulets) bearing serpent motifs. / Biblical and Ancient Studies / M.A. (Ancient Near Eastern Studies)
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