Ancient Egypt in Africa

The discipline of Egyptology has been criticised for being too insular,with little awareness of the development of archaeologies elsewhere. It has remained theoretically underdeveloped. For example the role of Ancient Egypt within Africa has rarely been considered jointly by Egyptologists and Africa...

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Other Authors: O'Connor, David B, Reid, Andrew 1948-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press 2003
Series:Encounters with ancient Egypt
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Summary:The discipline of Egyptology has been criticised for being too insular,with little awareness of the development of archaeologies elsewhere. It has remained theoretically underdeveloped. For example the role of Ancient Egypt within Africa has rarely been considered jointly by Egyptologists and Africanists. Egypt's own view of itself has been neglected; views of it in the ancient past, in more recent times and today have remained underexposed.
Physical Description:xiii, 219 pages illustrations 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1844720004
9781844720002