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Ancient Egyptian gold: Archaeology and science in jewellery (3500–1000 bc)

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dc.contributor.authorGuerra, Maria F.
dc.contributor.authorMartinón-Torres, Marcos
dc.contributor.authorQuirke, Stephen
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-06T13:39:38Z
dc.date.available2023-07-06T13:39:38Z
dc.date.issued2023-01-01
dc.description.abstractThis book aims to provide a new level of synthesis in the study of gold jewellery made in Egypt between 3500 bc and 1000 bc, integrating the distinct approaches of archaeology, materials science and Egyptology. Following accessible introductions to the art and use of gold in Ancient Egypt, and to current advances in technical analyses, the volume presents detailed results on the manufacturing technology and elemental composition of some 136 objects in the collections of six European museums, with discussion of the findings in historical and cultural contexts. The questions generated by the jewellery buried with a woman and a child at Qurna (Thebes) led to investigation of assemblages and individual artefacts from later and earlier periods in varied social contexts, from the rural environment of Qau and Badari, to sites connected with urban or royal centres, such as Riqqa, Haraga and Lahun. A final discussion of the Qurna group provides an agenda for future research.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.99675
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-913344-13-9
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/353576
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherMcDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.titleAncient Egyptian gold: Archaeology and science in jewellery (3500–1000 bc)
dc.typeBook

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