Title:
The archaeology of urbanism in ancient Egypt : from the predynastic period to the end of the Middle Kingdom / Nadine Moeller, University of Chicago.
Author:
Moeller, Nadine, author.
Publication Information:
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Call Number:
DT61 M578 2018
Geographic Term:
Electronic Access:
Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1606/2015011157-b.htmlPublisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1606/2015011157-d.html
Table of contents only http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1606/2015011157-t.html
Edition:
First paperback edition.
ISBN:
9781107079755
9781107439085
Physical Description:
xviii, 430 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
Contents:
Ancient urbanism and the case of Egypt -- Current and past studies of Egyptian settlements -- The environmental setting -- The origins of urban society -- The settlements of the Old Kingdom -- The layout of Old Kingdom houses -- The development of towns during the end of the Old Kingdom and the first intermediate period (ca. 2200-2100 BC) -- The Middle Kingdom: town planning and internal colonization at its height -- House layouts in the Middle Kingdom -- Final conclusions.
Personal Author:
