Technology and urbanism in Late Bronze Age Egypt /

Anna K. Hodgkinson eamines the distribution of high-status materials in addition to archaeological evidence of their production in the settlements known as royal cities during the New Kingdom in ancient Egypt (c.1550-1069 BC). The research focuses on the site sites of Amarna, Gurob, and Malqata, but...

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Introduction and Background
Elements of Late Bronze Age Urban Settlements and their Role as Centres of Craft Production
Late Bronze Age Luxury Goods Industries in Urban Settlements
Object Categories Included in this Study
Methods for the Analysis of Late Bronze Age Settlements
Spaces of Activity: Identifying the Physical Settings of Ancient Egyptian Workshops and Factories
The Manufacture of High-status Goods: A Brief Overview of the Industries
Amarna: Urban Manufacture of Luxury Items
History of the Settlement
History of Excavation
The Suburbs and Houses: The Urban Character of Amarna
The Spatial Analysis of Luxury Goods Manufacture at Amarna
Some Statistical Data
A Spatial Analysis of Amarna: Summary and Conclusions
Gurob: Luxury Goods Manufacture in a Harbour and Palace City
Occupation and Layout of the City
The Archaeology of Production: Material from Early Excavations
A Spatial Analysis of Luxury Goods Production at Gurob: A Summary
Objects from Gurob: Summary of the Spatial Analysis
Malqata: Manufacturing at a Ceremonial Settlement
Malqata: Introduction
History of Excavation and Problems Caused by Past Insufficient Recording
The Site, its Buildings, and History of Occupation
The Archaeology of Production at Malqata
The Material Evidence of High-status Production
Malqata: Summary and Conclusions
Luxury Goods Manufacture at Amarna, Gurob, and Malqata Compared
Problems with the Data Analysed: Quality and Precision
Glass Objects and Evidence of Glass-working
Faience Objects and Evidence of Faience Production
Metal Objects and Evidence of Metal-working
Sculpture and Evidence of Sculpture Production
Evidence of Textile Production
Qantir/Pi-Ramesse: A Discourse
New Kingdom Egyptian Royal Cities: Conclusions on the Spatial and Artefactual Analyses
The Workshop as a Microcosm: Workshops and Factories in Urban Settlements
Introduction: The Finer Characteristics of New Kingdom Urban Industrial Settings
Amarna O45.1: A Workshop for the Processing of Glass, Faience, and Metal
Gurob IA1: Excavating a High-temperature Workshop of the New Kingdom
Comparison of Gurob IA1 with Amarna O45.1
Summary of Urban High-temperature Workshops at Amarna and Gurob
Household or Cottage Industries: Modelling Industrial Diversity in New Kingdom Houses and Courtyards
Amarna's Main City North: Multi-functional Houses
Amarna's Main City South: Excavations at Grid 12/N50.23/The House of Ranefer, N49.18
Malqata Site J: An Excerpt of an Industrial Settlement
Amarna and Malqata: Comparison of Household-level Industries
Conclusions: Industrial Diversity and Purpose-built Workshops
Conclusions
The Influence of Luxury Goods Production on Late Bronze Age Egyptian Settlements
The Social Context, Spatial Organization and Control, and Consumption of High-status Goods in Late Bronze Age Cities
Spaces of Activity: Late Bronze Age Egyptian Workshops and Factories
The Organization of High-status Craft Production in Late Bronze Age Cities
1. Verfasser:
Hodgkinson, Anna K.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
Anna K. Hodgkinson eamines the distribution of high-status materials in addition to archaeological evidence of their production in the settlements known as royal cities during the New Kingdom in ancient Egypt (c.1550-1069 BC). The research focuses on the site sites of Amarna, Gurob, and Malqata, but incorporates Qantir/Pi-Ramesse for comparison.
Umfang:
1 online resource (365 pages, 8 numbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color).
Anmerkungen:
This edition previously issued in print: 2018.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-252549-2
0-19-191718-4
0-19-252548-4
Schlagworte:
To 1500
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