This volume contains the original hieratic text, complete transcription into hieroglyphs, transliteration, English translation, philological apparatus and copiously illustrated medical commentaries for the 48 clinical cases of the Edwin Smith Papyrus.
Different ideas of what constitutes an archaeological site have developed over two centuries of scholarship and heritage law in Egypt, with sites often (unconsciously) conceived as lands with museum-quality pieces and striking monumental, mortuary, and/or epigraphic remains.
The Journal of the Canadian Society for Coptic Studies is published annually on behalf of the Canadian Society for Coptic Studies by... Læs mere
Conflicts and wars, and specifically the 2011 Revolution in Egypt, have brought to light the worrying question of the preservation of the cultural heritage in the world. The roles of museums and international institutions have become ever more important in this respect.
This volume presents current research from across the many cultures and regions of Mesoamerica, dealing specifically with the most current issues in... Læs mere
The Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt (JARCE) was established in 1962 to foster research into the history, languages, social... Læs mere
Unique study of 145 tablets, from an unknown site near Nippur in Southern Iraq. The tablets are the documents of a high official named Aradmu, and detail routine agricultural operations, including receipts and grain loans. The tablets were repatriated to Iraq in late 2010.
The Ptolemaic period witnessed an enormous increase in the number of hieroglyphic signs and iconographic... Læs mere
Palamedes: A Journal of Ancient History is published on behalf of the University of Warsaw. It seeks to provide a forum where all those who... Læs mere
This handbook analyses the different types of shields used by soldiers in the Neo-Assyrian army and their opponents. Written, visual,... Læs mere
The Phoenicians, celebrated navigators who invented the alphabet, have no published work telling their long, turbulent and sometimes mythical history. Josette Elayi, a French... Læs mere
The second half of the seventh millennium BC saw the previously affluent and dynamic Neolithic way of life end.... Læs mere