In this fresh and engaging volume, Denys A. Stocks examines the archaeological and pictorial evidence for masonry in ancient Egypt. Through a series of experiments in which he reconstructs and tests over two hundred replica tools, he brings alive the methods and practices of ancient Egyptian craftworking, highlighting the innovations and advances made by this remarkable civilisation. This practical approach to understanding the fundamentals of ancient Egyptian stoneworking allows the reader to explore more than just the processes of the craft. We are shown the evolution of tools and techniques, and how these come together to produce the wonders of Egyptian art and architecture that we can still see today, including the most famous monuments of all Comprehensively illustrated with over two hundred photographs and drawings, Experiments in Egyptian Archaeology will bring a fresh perspective to the puzzles of Egyptian craft and technology. By combining the knowledge of a modern engineer with the approach of an archaeologist and historian, Denys Stocks has created a work that will capture the imagination of all Egyptology scholars and enthusiasts
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Denys A. Stocks acts as an ancient technology consultant to The Pharaonic Village, Cairo. His research interests include the technological connections between Egypt, Mesopotamia, Minoan Crete, and the Indus Valley.
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late predynastic, ancient craftworkers, dry sand abrasive, stonecutting saws, copper tubular drill, hard stone vessels, tripod anvil, drilling stone beads, faience cores, chert crescents, chert chisels, stone vessel production, reconstructed tools, tubular drilling, cent tin content, calcite sarcophagus, stone borers, stone vessel manufacture, sandstone rubbers, tubular drills, serrated copper, making stone vessels, forked shaft, flint chisels, bead drills Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Fourth Dynasty, Great Pyramid, Eighteenth Dynasty, Twelfth Dynasty, Upper Egypt, British School of Archaeology, New Kingdom, Third Dynasty, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fifth Dynasty, Old Kingdom, University of Manchester, Egypt Exploration Society, Twenty-Sixth Dynasty, Oxford University Press, Petrie Collection, Edward Arnold, Early Dynastic, The Rock Tombs of Meir, Egypt Exploration Fund, First Dynasty, Reverse Twist Drill, The Aswan, Penguin Books Browse Sample Pages:
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