Title: Egyptian Archaeology - eBook
By: Willeke Wendrich(Ed.)
Format: DRM Protected ePub
Vendor: Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Date: 2011

ISBN: 9781444359336
ISBN-13: 9781444359336
Series: Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology
Stock No: WW27372EB

Publisher's Description

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Egyptian Archaeology explores ancient Egypt using a uniquely archaeological approach, drawing on original research to both synthesize and challenge existing scholarship.

Written by leading Egyptologists, based on original research and fieldwork
Illustrates how practical research is a vital component of any theory-based discussion about the ancient world
Examines the cultural and historical processes of ancient Egypt from a global perspective
Visually engaging with over 80 illustrations
Chapters explore fundamental issues and themes, but focus on specific periods and key archaeological sites

Author Bio

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Willeke Wendrich is Associate Professor of Egyptian Archaeology at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is the author of a range of books, reports and articles, including: Who is Afraid of Basketry (1992), The World According to Basketry (1999), Berenike Reports (from 1995-2007, co-edited with Steven Sidebotham) and The Archaeology of Mobility (2007, co-editor with Hans Barnard) and editor-in-chief of the online UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology (2008).

Editorial Reviews

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"In conclusion, the uninitiated will have a tough read with this ’quick’ access to Egyptology, and Egyptologists will have difficulty critically evaluating the various proposed developments. Therefore, it seems this book should serve as a very brief insight into certain themes for already initiated experts, and for that, it provides excellent points of departure indeed." (Bibliotheca Orientalis, 1 September 2014)

"Willeke Wendrich’s edited volume, Egyptian archaeology, is perhaps the most ambitious of the three on offer here in terms of its scope and I would strongly recommend it." (Antiquity, 1 January 2013)

"Recommended. All academic levels/libraries." (Choice , 1 April 2011)

Review copy sent 05/04/11: Faculty of Philosophy