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oapen-20.500.12657-314772021-11-04T14:10:27Z The Nile Willems, Harco Dahms, Jan-Michael History Egyptology Fluvial Dynamics Socio-Economic History Archaeology Nile Ancient Egypt Cultural Ecology Society Natural Landscape Cultural Landscape Nature Cultural History Environmental History African History History Floodplain Karnak Levee bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBT History: specific events & topics Although Herodot's dictum that "Egypt is a gift of the Nile" is proverbial, there has been only scant attention to the way the river impacted on ancient Egyptian society. Egyptologists frequently focus on the textual and iconographic record, whereas archaeologists and earth scientists approach the issue from the perspective of natural sciences. The contributions in this volume bridge this gap by analyzing the river both as a natural and as a cultural phenomenon. Adopting an approach of cultural ecology, it addresses issues like ancient land use, administration and taxation, irrigation, and religious concepts. 2017-03-01 23:55:55 2020-03-17 03:00:32 2020-04-01T13:36:42Z 2020-04-01T13:36:42Z 2017-01-31 book 627663 OCN: 986526378 9783839436158 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31477 eng application/pdf n/a 627663.pdf transcript Verlag 10.14361/9783839436158 100591 10.14361/9783839436158 b30a6210-768f-42e6-bb84-0e6306590b5c b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9783839436158 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Bielefeld, Germany 100591 KU Select 2016 Front List Collection Knowledge Unlatched open access
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Although Herodot's dictum that "Egypt is a gift of the Nile" is proverbial, there has been only scant attention to the way the river impacted on ancient Egyptian society. Egyptologists frequently focus on the textual and iconographic record, whereas archaeologists and earth scientists approach the issue from the perspective of natural sciences. The contributions in this volume bridge this gap by analyzing the river both as a natural and as a cultural phenomenon. Adopting an approach of cultural ecology, it addresses issues like ancient land use, administration and taxation, irrigation, and religious concepts.
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