The Nile: natural and cultural landscape in Egypt

Although Herodot's dictum that "Egypt is a gift of the Nile" is proverbial, there has been only scant attention to the way the river impacted on ancient Egyptian society. Egyptologists frequently focus on the textual and iconographic record, whereas archaeologists and earth scientists...

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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-Verlag [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 Nature
B Human Ecology History
B Fluvial Dynamics
B Conference program 2013 (Mainz)
B Environmental History
B Ancient Egypt
B Socio-Economic History
B Cultural History
B History
B History (General)
B Cultural Landscape
B Archaeology
B Nile
B Generals / HISTORY
B Civilization History
B Cultural Ecology
B Society
B African History
B Natural Landscape
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