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The rise of Egyptian civilization
Ancient Egypt : a social history / B.G. Trigger … [et al • Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] • Published In 1983 • Pages: 1-70, 365-371
By: Trigger, Bruce G., Kemp, Barry J., O'Connor, D., Lloyd, A. B..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
As Trigger states, 'The aim of this chapter is to trace the development of this civilization [Pharaonic Egypt] from the introduction of a south-west Asian-style subsistence economy into the Nile Valley to its florescence at the beginning of the Old Kingdom …' (page 1). Trigger differs from other syntheses by limiting the analysis to archaeological and contemporary epigraphic data. He also recognizes that '…cultural diffusion did not necessarily involve large-scale migrations …' (page 2-3). Also it is important to understand why traits were accepted in a particular culture. Trigger also differs from the other sytheses in that he emphasizes that it was probably the gold in the Red Sea Hills that interested the traders from (or the people with knowledge of) Mesopotamia. Certain cities in Upper Egypt, however, controled access to the gold. It was the competition between the elites of these cities to retain or gain control of the gold that probably caused Egypt to unify.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Reviews and critiques
- Topography and geology
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Sociocultural trends
- Ceramic technology
- Housing
- General tools
- External trade
- Visual arts
- Form and rules of government
- Chief executive
- Burial practices and funerals
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Upper Egypt Predynastic
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2005
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Northern Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry ; 2004
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not specified
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 8000 BP-5100 BP (6000 B.C.-3100 B.C.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Egypt
- NotesAdditional notes
- B. G. Trigger, B. J. Kemp, D. O'Connor and A. B. Lloyd
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-371)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 82022196
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Neolithic period--Egypt/Egypt--Antiquities