{"product_id":"ancient-egyptian-technology-and-innovation-paperback","title":"Ancient Egyptian Technology and Innovation - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the fundamental evidence for many different aspects of change and evolution in ancient Egyptian technology. It includes discussion of the wider cognitive and social contexts, such as the Egyptian propensity for mental creativity and innovation, and the pace of change in Egypt in comparison with other African, Mediterranean and Near Eastern states. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book draws not only on traditional archaeological and textual sources but also on the results of scientific analyses of ancient materials and on experimental and ethno-archaeological information. Case-studies analyse those aspects of Egyptian society that made it either predisposed or actively opposed to certain types of conservatism or innovation in material culture, such as the techniques of stone-working, medicine, mummification and monumental construction. The book also includes detailed discussion of the ways in which the practice and development of Egyptian technology interrelated with Late Bronze Age urban society as a whole, using the city at Amarna as a case-study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Archaeology, University of Chester, UK. His books include \u003ci\u003eEgyptology: A Very Short Introduction \u003c\/i\u003e(2004) and \u003ci\u003eHatnub: Quarrying Travertine in Ancient Egypt \u003c\/i\u003e(2008).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47452076867762,"sku":"9780715631188","price":88.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/41a90abe4fafede3d3add153c3f3fd6d.webp?v=1778807797","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/ancient-egyptian-technology-and-innovation-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}