ARCH 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Thutmose Iv, Polytheism, Ramesses Iii
11 Apr 2016
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Archaeology 100 week 7 lecture: ancient egypt: egyptian civilization background. Nile valley: alluvium, elongated oasis, oodplain, inhibited development of large urban centres, libyan, sahara and arabian deserts. Black land the rich, cultivated green area around water. There is an upper and lower egypt they like the number 2. Neolithic egypt: agriculture 5000 bc, emmer wheat, ax, barley, goats, sheep, cattle, pigs, etc. Trade: ostrich egg-shell from africa, turquoise from sinai. Monday, february 29, 2016: lead and silver from anatolia, lapis lazuli from afghanistan, olive oil from palestine, ivory, skins, and incense from nubia, gold mines in eastern desert. Archaic period 2900-2650 bc: origins of pharaonic rule, king narmer, uni cation 3000 bc, duality: king of upper and lower egypt. Namer palette: has different registers: narmer, crowns/hats identi es him as king of uni ed egypt. Uni cation of upper and lower egypt: archaeologist fekri hassan, agricultural uncertainties.
