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| Material Type: | Conference publication, Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
David B O'Connor; Stephen Quirke; University College, London. Institute of Archaeology. |
| ISBN: | 1844720047 9781844720040 |
| OCLC Number: | 55220515 |
| Notes: | Includes extensively revised and updated papers originally presented at a conference held at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London in December 2000. |
| Description: | xvi, 245 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | 1. Mapping the unknown in ancient Egypt / David O'Connor and Stephen Quirke -- 2. The Egyptian concept of the world / James P. Allen -- 3. Travel and fiction in Egyptian literature / Antonio Loprieno -- 4. Locating punt / Dimitri Meeks -- 5. Interpreting punt: geographic, cultural and artistic landscapes / Stephen P. Harvey -- 6. the emergence of Libya on the horizon of Egypt / Steven Snape -- 7. The mystery of the 'sea peoples' / Eric H. Cline and David O'Connor -- 8. "As for them who know them, they shall find their paths": speculations on ritual landscapes in the 'Book of the two ways' / Peter Robinson -- 9. Measuring the underworld / Stephen Quirke -- 10. The 'book of the Fayum': mystery in a known landscape / John Tait -- 11. Mysterious lands - the wider context / Robert Layton. |
| Series Title: | Encounters with ancient Egypt (London, England) |
| Responsibility: | edited by David O'Connor and Stephen Quirke. |
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