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Chronological Developments in the Old Kingdom Tombs in the Necropoleis of Giza, Saqqara and Abusir: Toward an Economic Decline during the Early Dynastic Period and the Old Kingdom
Leo Roeten
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Description for Chronological Developments in the Old Kingdom Tombs in the Necropoleis of Giza, Saqqara and Abusir: Toward an Economic Decline during the Early Dynastic Period and the Old Kingdom
Paperback. This study suggests, through investigations of the tombs in the necropolis of Giza, that economic decline attributed to the collapse of the Old Kingdom had already started in the early dynastic period. Series: Archaeopress Egyptology. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 291 x 15. Weight in Grams: 602.
At the end of the 6th dynasty the 500 year old established order of the Old Kingdom fell apart, which, according to the interpretation given to various contemporary literary sources, started a period of social unrest and economic decline.
The magnitude of the economic investment bestowed by the members of the higher social strata on the monuments that would be the abode for their after-life leads to the hypothesis that an economic decline could also manifest itself in the dimensions of the various architectonic elements of these monuments.
The dimensions of the tombs have ... Read more
At the end of the 6th dynasty the 500 year old established order of the Old Kingdom fell apart, which, according to the interpretation given to various contemporary literary sources, started a period of social unrest and economic decline.
The magnitude of the economic investment bestowed by the members of the higher social strata on the monuments that would be the abode for their after-life leads to the hypothesis that an economic decline could also manifest itself in the dimensions of the various architectonic elements of these monuments.
The dimensions of the tombs have ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Archaeopress
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Archaeopress Egyptology
Condition
New
Weight
601g
Number of Pages
158
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784914608
SKU
V9781784914608
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