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Old Kingdom Copper Tools and Model Tools
Martin Odler
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Description for Old Kingdom Copper Tools and Model Tools
Paperback. This volume gathers the textual, iconographic and palaeographic evidence and examines artefacts in order to revise the common view on the use of copper alloy tools and model tools in the Old Kingdom. Series: Archaeopress Egyptology. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 290 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1106.
The Old Kingdom of Egypt (Dynasties 4–6, c. 2600–2180 BC) is famous as a period of the builders of the largest Egyptian pyramids. It is generally accepted that the evidence on the use of copper alloy tools from this era is meagre. Martin Odler gathers the textual, iconographic and palaeographic evidence and examines Old Kingdom artefacts in order to revise this view on the use of copper alloy tools and model tools. Furthermore, he provides updated definitions of tool classes and tool kits, together with the context of their use. Besides rare specimens of full-size tools, the largest corpora of ... Read more
The Old Kingdom of Egypt (Dynasties 4–6, c. 2600–2180 BC) is famous as a period of the builders of the largest Egyptian pyramids. It is generally accepted that the evidence on the use of copper alloy tools from this era is meagre. Martin Odler gathers the textual, iconographic and palaeographic evidence and examines Old Kingdom artefacts in order to revise this view on the use of copper alloy tools and model tools. Furthermore, he provides updated definitions of tool classes and tool kits, together with the context of their use. Besides rare specimens of full-size tools, the largest corpora of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Archaeopress
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Archaeopress Egyptology
Condition
New
Number of Pages
310
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784914424
SKU
V9781784914424
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About Martin Odler
Martin Odler defended his PhD thesis in 2020. In 2016, he published the monograph Old Kingdom Copper Tools and Model Tools, the first of its kind in Egyptology, with Archaeopress. In Abusir (Egypt), he co-led the excavation of a new type of Egyptian tomb (AS 103) and of the latest known tomb of a transitional type from early Dynasty 4 ... Read more
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