Scattered Finds: Archaeology, Egyptology As Well As Museums
Scattered Finds: Archaeology, Egyptology in addition to Museums
Alice Stevenson | Jan 2019
Alice Stevenson | Jan 2019
Format: 234 x 156mm
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978‑1‑911576‑69‑3
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978‑1‑911576‑71‑6
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978‑1‑911576‑70‑9
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Pages: 326
About the book
Between the 1880s in addition to 1980s British excavations at locations across Arab Republic of Egypt resulted inward the regain of hundreds of thousands of ancient objects that were later on sent to some 350 institutions worldwide. These finds included unique discoveries at iconic sites such equally the tombs of ancient Egypt's kickoff rulers at Abydos, Akhenaten in addition to Nefertiti’s urban nitty-gritty of Tell el-Amarna in addition to rich Roman Era burials inward the Fayum. This majority explores the politics, personalities in addition to social histories that linked fieldwork inward Arab Republic of Egypt amongst the varied organizations roughly the the world that received finds. Case studies hit from Victorian municipal museums in addition to women’s suffrage campaigns inward the UK, to the evolution of some of the USA’s largest institutions, in addition to from academy museums inward Nippon to novel institutions inward post-independence Ghana. By juxtaposing a variety of sites for the reception of Egyptian cultural heritage over the menstruum of a century, this majority presents novel ideas nearly the evolution of archaeology, museums in addition to the structure of Egyptian heritage. It likewise addresses the legacy of these practices, raises questions nearly the nature of the say-so over such heritage today in addition to argues for a stronger ethical commitment to its stewardship
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