| Memphis, Babylon, Cairo: An Archaeology Contributor(s): Jeffreys, David (Author), Tavares, Ana (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138850624 ISBN-13: 9781138850620 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $142.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2026 This item may be ordered no more than 25 days prior to its publication date of January 5, 2026 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - History | Ancient - General |
| Series: Cities of the Ancient World |
| Physical Information: 312 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book explores the human past in Egypt's 'capital zone' the nexus of social activity located at the junction of the Nile valley and the Nile delta, the archaeology of which is a template through time for the development of Nile valley civilization as a whole. Instead of a linear narrative, the volume takes a wider four-dimensional approach, considering ecology and climate change, the Nile regime and human response to it over time, the cognitive aspects of the environment; and instead of insisting on a compartmentalised division based on a dynasty-led system of time parcels, it argues for natural and social continuity in a broader context over 5000 years or more. |