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Egyptian Predynastic Anthropomorphic Objects : A Study of Their Function and Significance in Predynastic Burial Customs.
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Oxford : Archaeopress, 2018.
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1st ed.
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9781784917791
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1 online resource (128 pages)
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The aim of this study is to examine Anthropomorphic objects from the Egyptian Predynastic in terms of their original context to determine what role they played in Predynastic burials. A database comprising all provenanced anthropomorphic Predynastic objects has been composed in order to conduct a detailed analysis.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2023. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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Ordynat, R. (2018). Egyptian Predynastic Anthropomorphic Objects: A Study of Their Function and Significance in Predynastic Burial Customs . Archaeopress.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ordynat, Ryna. 2018. Egyptian Predynastic Anthropomorphic Objects: A Study of Their Function and Significance in Predynastic Burial Customs. Oxford: Archaeopress.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ordynat, Ryna. Egyptian Predynastic Anthropomorphic Objects: A Study of Their Function and Significance in Predynastic Burial Customs Oxford: Archaeopress, 2018.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Ordynat, R. (2018). Egyptian predynastic anthropomorphic objects: a study of their function and significance in predynastic burial customs. Oxford: Archaeopress.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ordynat, Ryna. Egyptian Predynastic Anthropomorphic Objects: A Study of Their Function and Significance in Predynastic Burial Customs Archaeopress, 2018.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Cover -- Copyright Information -- Contents -- _GoBack -- _GoBack -- _GoBack -- _GoBack -- _GoBack -- _GoBack -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION -- 1.1 BACKGROUND AND THE DATA -- 1.2 MAIN RESEARCH QUESTION -- 1.3 THE ISSUE OF STATUS -- 1.4 METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH -- CHAPTER 2: THE STUDY OF PREDYNATIC FIGURINES -- 2.1 EARLY EXCAVATION REPORTS -- 2.2 PETER UCKO AND THE BEGINNING OF FIGURINE STUDIES -- 2.3 ANTHROPOMOPHIC OBJECTS IN THE PREDYNASTIC -- 2.4 THE STUDY OF PREDYNASTIC ICONOGRAPHY -- 2.5 PREDYNASTIC MORTUARY STUDIES -- 2.6 THE SOCIAL PERSPECTIVE -- CHAPTER 3: METHODS OF ANALYSIS -- 3.1 INTRODUCTION -- 3.1.1 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES -- 3.1.2 DECORATION AND DESIGN -- 3.1.3 VALUE -- 3.1.4 IDENTITY -- 3.2 MATERIAL ENGAGEMENT AND PERSONHOOD -- 3.3 OBJECTS AND MORTUARY ARCHAEOLOGY THEORY -- 3.4 SEX, IDENTITY AND MATERIAL CULTURE -- 3.5 THE CATALOGUE -- 3.5.1 TYPE OF OBJECT -- 3.5.2 DATE -- 3.5.3 LOCATION -- 3.5.4 GRAVE NUMBER -- 3.5.5 MATERIAL -- 3.5.5 MATERIAL -- 3.5.6 SEX OF OBJECT -- 3.5.7 CONDITION OF OBJECT -- 3.5.8 POSITION OF OBJECT IN THE GRAVE -- 3.5.9 SEX OF ASSOCIATED BODY OR BODIES -- 3.5.10 GRAVE CONDITION -- 3.5.11 ASSOCIATED OBJECTS AND MATERIALS -- 3.6 DETERMINING THE SEX OF TUSKS, TAGS AND COMBS -- 3.7 DATA ANALYSIS -- 3.8 PROBLEMS AND DIFFICULTIES -- CHAPTER 4: ANALYSIS AND RESULTS -- 4.1 SUMMARY OF THE DATA -- 4.2 DETERMINING SEX OF ANTHROPOMORPHIC OBJECTS -- 4.3 PLACEMENT OF OBJECTS -- 4.4 OBJECT GROUPINGS -- 4.5 OBJECT ASSOCIATIONS -- 4.6 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SEX OF THE BODY AND SEX OF THE OBJECT -- 4.7 OBJECT MATERIALS -- 4.8 OBJECT BREAKAGE PATTERNS -- 4.9 SIMILAR OBJECTS IN DIFFERENT GRAVES -- CHAPTER 5: DISCUSSION -- 5.1 INTRODUCTION -- 5.2 PLACEMENT OF OBJECTS -- 5.3 OBJECT GROUPINGS -- 5.4 OBJECT ASSOCIATIONS -- 5.5 SIMILAR OBJECTS IN DIFFERENT GRAVES. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 5.6 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SEX OF THE BODY AND SEX OF THE OBJECT -- 5.7 MATERIALS -- 5.8 OBJECT BREAKAGE -- 5.9 THEORIES ON FUNCTION -- CHAPTER 6: CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX I: THE OBJECT CATALOGUE -- APPENDIX II: ADDITIONAL GRAVES -- MATMAR -- MAHASNA -- NAQADA -- MOSTAGEDDA -- APPENDIX III: ASSOCIATED OBJECTS -- APPENDIX IV - LIST OF OBJECTS AND FIGURES -- FIGURES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY. | |
| 520 | |a The aim of this study is to examine Anthropomorphic objects from the Egyptian Predynastic in terms of their original context to determine what role they played in Predynastic burials. A database comprising all provenanced anthropomorphic Predynastic objects has been composed in order to conduct a detailed analysis. | ||
| 588 | |a Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. | ||
| 590 | |a Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2023. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Grave goods-Egypt. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Figurines, Prehistoric-Egypt. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Antiquities, Prehistoric-Egypt. | |
| 655 | 4 | |a Electronic books. | |
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