| Description |
188 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm |
| Note |
Companion to the exhibition catalog The American discovery of ancient Egypt: Los Angeles : Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1995. |
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"Preliminary versions of these essays were presented at a symposium organized by the American Research Center in Egypt, held ... at New York University, October 24-25, 1992"--Foreword. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The American contribution to an understanding of prehistoric Egypt / Kent R. Weeks-- Epigraphic and archeological documentation of Old Kingdom tombs and monuments / Edward Brovarski-- The American discovery of Middle Kingdom texts / James P. Allen-- The Metropolitan Museum of Art's work at the Middle Kingdom sites of Thebes and Lisht / Dorothea Arnold-- The American archeological focus on ancient palaces and temples of the New Kingdom / David O'Connor-- New Kingdom epigraphy / Lanny Bell-- Some American contributions to the understanding of third intermediate and late period Egypt / Richard A. Fazzini-- From dusk to dawn: the American discovery of ptolemaic and roman Egypt / Robert S. Bianchi-- The archeology of bronze age Nubia / Peter Lacovara-- The American discovery of meroitic Nubia and the Sudan / Timothy Kendall. |
| Subject |
Egyptology -- United States.
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Egypt -- Antiquities.
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| Added Author |
Thomas, Nancy, 1948-
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Allen, James P., 1945-
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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American Research Center in Egypt.
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| Cover Title |
Essays |
| ISBN |
0810963132 |
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