TY - BOOK ID - 15752012 TI - Egypt at its origins 4 : proceedings of the Fourth International Conference "Origin of the State, Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt, " New York, 26th-30th July 2011 AU - Adams, Matthew Douglas AU - Midant-Reynes, Béatrix AU - Ryan, Ellen M. AU - Tristant, Yann PY - 2016 VL - 252 SN - 9789042933859 9042933852 PB - Leuven : Peeters, DB - UniCat KW - Excavations (Archaeology) KW - Egypt KW - Antiquities KW - History KW - Fouilles (Archéologie) KW - Congresses. KW - Congrès KW - Egypte KW - Antiquités KW - Histoire KW - Archaeological digs KW - Archaeological excavations KW - Digs (Archaeology) KW - Excavation sites (Archaeology) KW - Ruins KW - Sites, Excavation (Archaeology) KW - Archaeology KW - Fouilles (Archéologie) KW - Congrès KW - Antiquités KW - Ägypten KW - Egitto KW - Egipet KW - Egiptos KW - Miṣr KW - Southern Region (United Arab Republic) KW - Egyptian Region (United Arab Republic) KW - Iqlīm al-Janūbī (United Arab Republic) KW - Egyptian Territory (United Arab Republic) KW - Egipat KW - Arab Republic of Egypt KW - A.R.E. KW - ARE (Arab Republic of Egypt) KW - Jumhūrīyat Miṣr al-ʻArabīyah KW - Mitsrayim KW - Egipt KW - Ijiptʻŭ KW - Misri KW - Ancient Egypt KW - Gouvernement royal égyptien KW - Égypte KW - جمهورية مصر العربية KW - مِصر‎ KW - مَصر‎ KW - Maṣr KW - Khēmi KW - エジプト KW - Ejiputo KW - Egypti KW - Egypten KW - מצרים KW - United Arab Republic KW - Academic collection KW - Conferences - Meetings UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:15752012 AB - This volume, publishing the proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt (New York, 2011), presents the results of the latest research and discoveries in the field which are leading to a better understanding of the origins of the Ancient Egyptian civilization. The 31 articles are organised under three major headings: Tell el-Farkha and Lower Egyptian Sites; Abydos, Hierakonpolis and Upper Egyptian Sites; Objects and Iconography. Each contribution provides new insights into the variety of factors contributing to the rise of the distinct form of the early Egyptian state. Recent discoveries from major sites such as Hierakonpolis, Abydos, and Tell el Farkha, are the subject of different articles, but also other sites, such as Abu Rawash and the area of the First Cataract, are discussed ER -