The Nile: natural and cultural landscape in Egypt

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Modelling the Nile Agricultural Floodplain in Eleventh and Tenth Century B.C. Middle Egypt -- Harbours and Coastal Military Bases in Egypt in the Second Millennium B.C. -- Development of the Memphite Floodplain -- Karnaks Quaysides -- Medamud and the Nile -- The...

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Subtitles:The Nile
Authors: Antoine, Jean-Christophe (Author) ; Bietak, Manfred 1940- (Author) ; Boraik, Mansour (Author)
Corporate Authors: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Forschungsschwerpunkt Historische Kulturwissenschaften (Organizer) ; International Symposium on the Nile 2013, Mainz (Author)
Contributors: Willems, Harco 1956- (Editor) ; Dahms, Jan-Michael 1981- (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Bielefeld Transcript 2017
In: Mainzer historische Kulturwissenschaften (Volume 36)
Year: 2017
Reviews:[Rezension von: The Nile : natural and cultural landscape in Egypt] (2020) (Müller, Marcus)
Series/Journal:Mainzer historische Kulturwissenschaften Volume 36
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Egypt (Antiquity) / Water usage / Nile / Landscapes / Cultural landscape / History
Further subjects:B Conference papers and proceedings
B Humanities
B Conference program 2013 (Mainz)
B Cultural landscape
B Egypt
B Egypt History To 1500 Congresses
B History
B History: specific events and topics
B Nile River Valley History To 1500 Congresses
B Landscapes
B Nile River Valley
B Water usage
B Electronic books
B HISTORY ; General
B Naučno-Issledovatelʹskij Institut Ugrovedenija
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Modelling the Nile Agricultural Floodplain in Eleventh and Tenth Century B.C. Middle Egypt -- Harbours and Coastal Military Bases in Egypt in the Second Millennium B.C. -- Development of the Memphite Floodplain -- Karnaks Quaysides -- Medamud and the Nile -- The Nile in the Fayum -- Nilometers or: Can You Measure Wealth? -- In Search of a Future Companion -- The Dynamic Nature of the Transition from the Nile Floodplain to the Desert in Central Egypt since the Mid-Holocene -- The Analysis of Historical Maps as an Avenue to the Interpretation of Pre-Industrial Irrigation Practices in Egypt -- Landscapes of the Bashmur -- Authors
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Modelling the Nile Agricultural Floodplain in Eleventh and Tenth Century B.C. Middle Egypt -- Harbours and Coastal Military Bases in Egypt in the Second Millennium B.C. -- Development of the Memphite Floodplain -- Karnaks Quaysides -- Medamud and the Nile -- The Nile in the Fayum -- Nilometers or: Can You Measure Wealth? -- In Search of a Future Companion -- The Dynamic Nature of the Transition from the Nile Floodplain to the Desert in Central Egypt since the Mid-Holocene -- The Analysis of Historical Maps as an Avenue to the Interpretation of Pre-Industrial Irrigation Practices in Egypt -- Landscapes of the Bashmur -- Authors
Item Description:"On 22 and 23 February 2013, the Forschungsschwerpunkt Historische Kulturwissenschaften at the Johannes-Gutenberg-Universitat Mainz organized an international symposium ... The present, peer-reviewed volume offers the proceedings of this symposium."--Preface
Includes bibliographical references
ISBN:3837636151