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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Egyptology"”.
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Victorian Egyptology and the Making of a Colonial Field Science, 1850-1906
… remained in situ. I trace the development of Egyptology from an activity that could be practiced long-distance through a network of informants to one that required first-hand field experience. By the turn of the twentieth century, archaeologists had demarcated the field site as a new space of …
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‘Answering the calls of the living’: collaborative practice in archaeology and ancient Egyptian daily life exhibitions in Western museums
Western museum displays of Egyptology are in need of an overhaul. The study of the ancient Egyptian past and the methods by which museums represent this past are affected by over two hundred years of Western tradition. This tradition, founded in a time of nation-building, led to the establishment …
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Illuminating the path of darkness: social and sacred power of artificial light in Pharaonic Period Egypt
… all aspects of life. When discussing light in Egyptology, the vast majority of scholarly attention is placed on the sun, the primary source of illumination. In comparison, artificial light receives very little attention, primarily due to a lack of archaeological evidence for lighting equipment …
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Royal images in private tombs at Thebes in the early Ramesside period
… memory is a relatively new area of study within Egyptology. It is, however, a key issue in the understanding of how society functioned. Important work has been done by scholars such as Assmann on the subject and this study hopes to build on that by taking the case of depictions of kings in Theban …
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Notes On Distance Dialing
My mom thought watching professional wrestling would turn me gay, so I saw the WWF mostly at my dad’s house, on his twelve-inch black and white television with aluminum foil for an antenna. Every other week I got two hours of gyrating pretty boys, unexamined racism, heavy breathing, and the …
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Coming of Age or an Age of Becoming? The Role of Childhood in Identity Formation at Deir el-Medina, New Kingdom Egypt
This thesis explores the role of childhood in identity formation. The concept that childhood contributes to an individual’s identity—how a person becomes who they are, and how childhood influences this—is universally relevant. However, whilst the influence of childhood is universal, exactly what …
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The Development of the Justice in Ancient Egypt from the Old to the Middle Kingdom
This thesis investigates the longue durée evolution of judicial process in Ancient Egypt during the earlier periods of its history, namely the Old and Middle Kingdoms (c.2700-1700BCE). In doing so, it adopts a multifaceted approach encompassing not only detailed analysis of Egyptian textual …
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IL CIELO DEI FARAONI. I SOFFITTI ASTRONOMICI NEL NUOVO REGNO IN EGITTO
Il presente lavoro intende offrire uno studio sistemati-co di tutti i soffitti che contengono raffigurazioni o testi di natura astronomica databili al Nuovo Regno in Egitto, dei quali fornisce anche un’edizione critica. Tali soffitti si trovano nei templi funerari e nelle tom-be dei sovrani della …