List of Illustrations vi
List of Contributors xi
Preface and Acknowledgements xii
Bibliographical Abbreviations xiv
A-Z Entries 1
Ian Shaw is lecturer in Egyptian archaeology at the
Institute of Archaeology, University College London. He is author
of Ancient Egyptian Warfare and Weapons, co-author (with Paul
Nicholson) of The British Museum Dictionary of Ancient Egypt and
Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology, and the editor of the
Oxford Illustrated History of Ancient Egypt. He has published
articles in various journals and books, and has excavated in
Europe, Egypt and North America.
Robert Jameson is a freelance writer and archaeologist. He is also co-author of a monograph titled Hatnub: An Ancient Egyptian Quarrying Site and has published a number of articles in the Journal of Egyptian Archaeology and in edited volumes. His field work includes extensive archaeological surveying in the Eastern desert of Egypt, while his special interests include the early prehistory of Europe and material culture studies.
"Shaw and Jameson have assembled a roster of authoritative and
readable contributors to cover sites, cultures, regions worldwide
(even continents), concepts and theories, methods and techniques.
The quality of the entries is very high." Antiquity
"This is a modern, thoughtful, and extremely useful dictionary with
a wealth of contextualized definitions, and important if
comparatively lesser-known sites and cultures." Times Higher
Education Supplement
"Blackwell's graphics greatly enhance it; drawings relate to text,
maps locate site entries, and chronologies are provided for all
detailed regional sections except Africa." Choice
"The book's strength rests on its geographical coverage ... Its
theoretical content will be of particular use to advanced students
and scholars seeking to find the current state-of-the-art
approaches to the discipline." College and Research Libraries
"It should be particularly useful to those requiring an
introduction to the archaeological sites in particular regions. I
also found it interesting for insights into the way archaeologists
work and perceive human-environmental interactions." The Holocene
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