CLAR/ARTH 242: Archaeology of Egypt, Maymester 2021 (Prof Jennifer Gates-Foster): General Information
This is a course guide for CLAR/ARTH 242: Archaeology of Egypt.
Magical Stela (Cippus of Horus)
Stone (Meta-Graywacke), 360–343 B.C. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
General Information
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UCLA Encyclopedia of EgyptologyThis extensive encyclopedia brings together Egyptologists, archaeologists, linguists, geologists, and many others, to provide entries on all aspects of Ancient Egypt.
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Oxford Handbooks OnlineProvides access to all Oxford University Press handbooks in all subjects at the book and article level. There are several handbooks relevant to Egyptology. These include the Valley of the Kings, the Archaeology of Amarna, and many more.
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A Companion to Ancient Egypt byThis companion provides the very latest accounts of the major and current aspects of Egyptology by leading scholars.
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A Companion to Greco-Roman and Late Antique Egypt byA Companion to Greco-Roman and Late Antique Egypt offers a comprehensive resource that covers almost 1000 years of Egyptian history, starting with the liberation of Egypt from Persian rule by Alexander the Great in 332 BC and ending in AD 642, when Arab rule started in the Nile country.
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Egyptian Archaeology byEgyptian Archaeology explores Ancient Egypt using a uniquely archaeological approach, drawing on original research to both synthesize and challenge existing scholarship.
Note that electronic access to this title through HathiTrust is only temporarily available through the Emergency Temporary Access Service, due to COVID-19. Once you click the link, look to the right-hand corner and choose "Check Out."
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Heilbrunn Timeline of ArtCompiled by the Metropolitan Museum of Art's curatorial, conservation, and education staff, covers pre-history to the present day. Contents arranged chronologically, geographically, and thematically
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art: PublicationsThe Met allows visitors to read thousands of their published works for free. Find Egyptian Art in the "Collection/Department" drop-down.
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Fitzwilliam Museum Egyptology BibliographyThe Fitzwilliam Museum provides a long list of articles on Egypt which are available online. Many are in German or French.
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Bibliotheque IFAOThe Institut français d’archéologie orientale (IFAO) has created a bibliographic database which indexes articles on many Egyptian subjects. You will not be able to access the articles directly from the site, so you will need to note the information and request them through Interlibrary Loan (ILL). The website itself is in French.
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Project MuseProvides access to important university press and other scholarly publisher e-journals mainly in the humanities and social science content for the scholarly community.
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