The Prehistory of Egypt

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From the First Egyptians to the First Pharaohs

By Beatrix Midant-Reynes

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The Prehistory of Egypt by Beatrix Midant-Reynes delves into the early stages of Egyptian civilisation, exploring the development of its culture and society before the rise of the Pharaohs. The author examines archaeological findings and theories to provide insights into how ancient communities lived, interacted, and evolved over millennia. The book offers a comprehensive look at the environmental and cultural factors that shaped one of the world's earliest civilisations.
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This book may appeal to you if you're fascinated by the ancient civilisations that shaped early Egypt, offering insights into the cultural and societal transformations that preceded the Pharaohs. It provides a comprehensive look at archaeological findings, shedding light on the early development of one of history's most iconic cultures.

The Prehistory of Egypt

This books covers the history of the Nile Valley from Nubia to the Mediterranean, during the period from the earliest hominid settlement, around 700,000 BC to the beginnings of dynastic Egypt at the end of the fourth millennium BC.

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The Prehistory of Egypt covers the history of the Nile Valley from Nubia to the Mediterranean, during the period from the earliest hominid settlement, around 700,000 BC, to the beginnings of dynastic Egypt at the end of the fourth millennium BC.

The book focuses primarily on the fifteen millennia from 18,000 to 3,000 BC, when different cultures can be identified and the earliest forms of agriculture traced with some detail. Textile and ceramic production began at the end of the seventh millennium and were deployed with great skill and considerable sophistication by the beginning of the Old Dynastic Period at around 4,500 BC.

By the time of the First Dynastic Period, much that is considered characteristic of Ancient Egypt, such as cosmology, burial rites, and decorated pottery, was already established tradition. This account of prehistoric Egypt will be welcomed as an outstanding narrative, combining both scholarship and accessibility.

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The Prehistory of Egypt by Beatrix Midant-Reynes is praised for its comprehensive overview of Egypt's prehistoric period, particularly addressing the lesser-understood Palaeolithic era. The book is noted for successfully integrating the prehistory of Egypt and Nubia with the Unification period, offering a unified picture of the Nile region and surrounding deserts.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780631217879

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 December 1999

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 154.0mm

Height: 230.0mm

Weight: 508g

Pages: 348

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African History Ancient & Classical History Beatrix Midant-Reynes History & Military Non-Fiction

About the Author

The author, Béatrix Midant-Reynes, is Head of Research at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Toulouse (Centre d’Anthropologie, Université Paul Sabatier). She is also editor of Archéonil (a journal dedicated to the study of prehistoric Egypt and Nubia) and Director of the excavations at the Predynastic site of Adaïma (on behalf of IFAO). In 1986 she was Humbolt Stipendiatin in Staatliche Sammlung Ágyptischer Kunst’ in Munich.

The translator, Ian Shaw, is lecturer in Egyptian archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. He is the author of Ancient Egyptian Warfare and Weapons (1991), co-author of The British Museum Dictionary of Ancient Egypt (with Nicholson, 1995) and co-editor of The Dictionary of Archaeology (with Jameson: Blackwell, 1998) and Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology (with Nicholson, 1999). He also translated Nicolas Grimal’s A History of Ancient Egypt (Blackwell, 1992).