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Territorial Appropriation during the Old Kingdom (XXVIIIth-XXIIIrd centuries BC): The royal necropolises and the pyramid towns in Egypt
Silvia Lupo
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The concepts of 'territory' and 'territoriality' are analysed on the basis of anthropological and archaeological data. It is assumed that 'territory' and 'territoriality' are more complex concepts than simple space occupation. For the case of Egypt in the Old Kingdom, the author of this volume considers different variables related to the ideology and to the socio-political and economic systems of the Egyptian state. Its consolidation, the royal power legitimisation and that of the elite, and the socio-political and economic system are here considered from their unification in the Early Dynastic period, to the Old Kingdom, when the state expanded and its political and ideological maturity was achieved. 'Part One: Territory, occupation of space and legitimisation; Part Two: Royal necropolises and Pyramid towns during the Old Kingdom; Part Three: The territorial appropriation in Egypt – an alternative explanation for the Old Kingdom.
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Front Cover
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Title Page
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Copyright
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Dedication
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Acknowledgements
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Extended Abstract
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Table of Contents
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List of Maps
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List of Figures
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List of Tables
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Part I: Territory, Occupation of Space, and Legitimization
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Chapter 1: Territory and Territoriality
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Chapter 2: The Concept and Ideology of “Territory” in the Egyptian Language and Thought
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Chapter 3: The Archaeological Data and the Question of the Occupation of Space. The Egyptian Settlements in the Nuclear Territory
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Chapter 4: The Linguistic Evidence and the Problem of the Occupation of Space. The Egyptian Settlements in the Nuclear Territory
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Chapter 5: Strategies of Appropriation of Resources and of Political Relationships: The Periphery
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Chapter 6: Concepts of Ideology and Legitimization of Royal Power. The Signs of Legitimization of the Nuclear Space in Egypt
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Part II: The Royal Necropolises and the Pyramid Towns in the Old Kingdom
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Introduction
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Chapter 1: The Funerary Complex of Sneferu and its Pyramid Town at Meidum
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Chapter 2: The Royal Funerary Complex of Sneferu at Dahshur and its Pyramid Town
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Chapter 3: The Funerary Complexes and Pyramid Towns in Giza
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Chapter 4: The Royal Funerary Complexes and the Pyramid Towns of the Fifth Dynasty: Abusir and Saqqara
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Part III: Territorial Appropriation in an Alternative Interpretation for the Old Kingdom
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Territorial Appropriation in Egypt. An Alternative Interpretation for the Old Kingdom
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Bibliography
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Abbreviations
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Appendices 1 and 2
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Glossary
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Published: 2007
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781407300115 (paperback)
- 9781407330594 (ebook)
BAR Number: S1595