Ancient Egyptian Technology and Innovation pdf

伊恩·肖博士（生于 1961 年）是利物浦大学的埃及考古学家和读者。 他的实地工作主要集中在 el-Amarna，但最近，他对许多不同古埃及时期的采矿和采石场进行了广泛的挖掘。 他最近的工作主要集中在埃及工匠和劳工的方法和机械上。 然而，他创作了几部关于古埃及战争的作品； 一个长期以来被其他研究人员忽视或仅简要评论过的话题。 除了撰写原创书籍外，他还编辑了几本古埃及“词典”（可能更准确地称为“百科全书”；它们绝不是词典）。

Ancient Egyptian Technology and Innovation pdf 伊恩·肖

This 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. This 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.