The Nile and Ancient Egypt: Changing Land- and Waterscapes, from the Neolithic to the Roman Era
The economic, political and historical story of the Nile in ancient times is unearthed through its landscape.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York
Cambridge University Press
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Bunbury, Judith, 1967-, The Nile and Ancient Egypt : changing land- and waterscapes, from the Neolithic to the Roman Era] (2021) (Schiestl, Robert)
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| Further subjects: | B
Water resources development-Nile River-History-To 1500
B Nile River-History B Electronic books B Water-supply-Nile River Watershed-Management-History |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | The economic, political and historical story of the Nile in ancient times is unearthed through its landscape. Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Humans and Climate Change -- Geological Origins of the Egyptian Landscape -- Landscape and Early Egyptology -- Notes on Dating -- Landscape in Egypt -- 2 The Green Deserts -- 3 The Climate Seesaw -- Human Adaption in Response to Climate Change -- 4 The Development of Egypt's Capitals -- Habitat Hysteresis -- 5 Climate Change and Crisis -- Slow Retreat of the Desert -- 6 Islands in the Nile -- 7 The Flood and the New Delta -- 8 Renewed Strength in the South -- 9 High Tides of Empire -- 10 From Coptic to Islamic Times -- 11 Modern Changes to Egypt -- Appendix: Landscape Interpretation Tips -- GoogleEarth Assessment -- Augering -- Types of Sediment Found in Egypt -- Windblown Sand -- Sebakh -- Pottery Series Dating -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (200 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-66307-6 |
