The Production, Use and Importance of Flint Tools in the Archaic Period and the

Description: The Production, Use and Importance of Flint Tools in the Archaic Period and the Old Kingdom in Egypt by Michał Kobusiewicz This volume represents a selection of contributions on Mediterranean themes from a wider international interdisciplinary conference on Magical Texts in Ancient Civilizations, organised by the Centre for Comparative Studies of Civilizations at Jagiellonian University in Krakow in Poland between 27-28 June 2013. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This book seeks to explore the issues of production, use and importance of flint tools in the Archaic Period, known also as the Early Dynastic Period, and the Old Kingdom of Egypt, the epoch immediately following the unification of pre-state organisms of Upper and Lower Egypt into one political body. This volume provides an in-depth study of tools made of flint, which unceasingly fulfilled a major role in the period being considered. Flint, occurring in a number of varieties, substantially outnumbers other raw materials used for manufacturing tools, to wit: chalcedony, obsidian, quartzite, carnelian or rock crystal, all found in small or even minute amounts, which attests to their minor role in the first periods of Egyptian history. Notwithstanding a growing number of implements made of copper, then bronze, flint tools constituted an essential element of a broad-based culture, and not only material culture, in the Archaic Period, the Old Kingdom and beyond. Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Production of Tools; Chapter 3: Types of Flint Artefacts in the Archaic Period and the Old Kingdom Chapter 4 Flint Assemblages from Recently Investigated Old Kingdom Sites; Chapter 5: Comparison of Flint Assemblages Dated to the Old Kingdom: Sites from Dakhla Oasis, Kom el Hisn and Elephantine; Chapter 6: El Kharafish; Chapter 7: Three Lithic Complexes; Chapter 8: The Importance of Flint Tools in the Culture of Early Dynasties of Egypt; Chapter 9: The Cognitive Potential of Flint Materials; Chapter 10: Continued Interest in Flint; Chapter 11: Conclusions; Appendix: Contribution to the Functional Identification of Flint Tools used during the Old Kingdom of Egypt. A Case Study of Kom el Hisn and Ain el Gazzareen by Magorzata Winiarska-Kabaciska Details ISBN1784912492 Pages 176 Publisher Archaeopress Series Archaeopress Egyptology Year 2016 ISBN-10 1784912492 ISBN-13 9781784912499 Format Paperback Short Title PROD USE & IMPORTANCE OF FLINT Language English Media Book Publication Date 2016-01-22 Imprint Archaeopress Archaeology Series Number 12 UK Release Date 2016-01-22 Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations Illustrated throughout in colour and black & white AU Release Date 2016-01-22 NZ Release Date 2016-01-22 Author Micha Kobusiewicz Alternative 9781784912505 DEWEY 932.01 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:143187564;

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