Ancient Nubia: Egypt's Rival in Africa
by David O'Connor
This book discusses the evolution of Nubian culture and history through
the Bronze Age and the Napatan-Meroitic Period. It was written to
coincide with an exhibition at the University Museum at Pennsylvania,
and the unrivalled Nubian collection of that museum and of the Museum of
Fine Arts in Boston, provides some striking illustrations. Maps,
chronological tables and a clearly-written text make this an excellent
introduction to Nubian civilisation, while well-illustrated discussions
of Nubian art and architecture will make this catalogue a valuable
source for Egyptian scholars.178p with 35 col. pls, catalogue of 231 b/w
pls (objects in exhibition), figs and maps (Pennsylvania University
Museum 1993)
Daily life of the Nubians
By Robert Steven Bianchi
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Daily Life of the Nubians
Robert Steven Bianchi
ISBN: 0-313-32501-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32501-4
DOI: 10.1336/0313325014
312 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 10/30/2004
List Price: $55.00 (UK Sterling Price: £37.95)
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Subjects:
* History » Ancient History
* History » African History
* Anthropology » Cultural Anthropology
Series Title: The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series
Description: Until recently little was known about ancient Nubia and
day-to-day lives of the Nubian people aside from knowing it was a
civilization contemporary with,
distinct from, and living under the shadow of Ancient Egypt. Nubia
existed from about 3500-300 BCE, close to 3,000 years. Thanks to recent
massive archeological surveys, we now have a much clearer picture of
Nubian civilization, what they ate, how they dressed, how they cared for
their dead, their military triumphs and defeats, where their cities
were built, and what they looked like. Of course they underwent dramatic
changes over time, and these are noted where appropriate. Though often
confused with the Ethiopians of Greek lore, little doubt remains that
Nubians were in fact black African peoples, and their civilization has
been claimed by many as proof of a sophisticated and ancient black
African society.
For ease of use by students, the work is organized chronologically. Each
chapter is divided into convenient subheads that detail military and
warfare, government, language, relations with neighboring civilizations;
work and the economy, engineering and architecture, housing,
transportation, family life, life cycle events, women's roles, art,
music and dance, literature, science, and religion. It includes a
historical timeline of Nubian history, a glossary of Nubian terms, and a
bibliography for further reading. Throughout the work, Bianchi, an
expert on the Nubians, shows how the modern world has little by little
come to discover and recognize the distinctiveness and importance of
Nubia in ancient history. This work will replace all earlier resources
on Nubian life and will provide school and public librarians with the
most up-to-date and historically correct information on the Nubians.
Table of Contents:
* Dedication
The Nubians: Ancient Peoples of the Nile
The Earliest Nubians
The Neolithic Revolution
The A-Group Nubians
The C-Group Nubians
The Nubians of the Kingdom of Kerma
Nubia during Egypt's New Kingdom
Nubia during the Ramesside Period
Egypt during the Third Intermediate Period: The Rise and Fall of Dynasty XXV
Nubia during the Napatan Period
Nubia during the Kingdom of Meroe
Chronology
Glossary
Suggestions for Further Reading
List of Abbreviations
About the Author: ROBERT STEVEN BIANCHI served as curator in the
Department of Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art at the
Brooklyn Museum of Art. He has written several articles about Nubian
art in general and one young reader's book on the subject, The Nubians:
People of the Ancient Nile (1994).
LCC Class: 939
PDF Catalogs:
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note- in the book he goes into more details. nubia civization did not
stop at 300b.c. of course.it's still here. second he mention it's
civilization goes back further.read the book and you will understand.you
could read at googlebooks but somethings maybe left out so read get the
book.
this deals more with rome and nubia.better info on the conflict and peace and trade.
At empire's edge: exploring Rome's Egyptian frontier
Robert B. Jackson - 2002 - 350 pages - Preview
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When Rome was a small village, and the Greek city-states held sway over
minuscule territories, the Kushites ruled an empire stretching from
central Sudan to the borders of Palestine.
Sudan: ancient treasures : an exhibition of recent discoveries ...
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Sudan:
ancient treasures : an exhibition of recent discoveries from the Sudan national museum
This exhibition catalogue includes entries and essays by over fifty
leading scholars covering the last 200,000 years. More than 320 objects,
drawn from the Sudan National Museum collection, are described and
illustrated in colour, ranging from Palaeolithic stone tools, Pharaonic
statues and Christian wall paintings to armour of the early Islamic
period. Many of these little-known treasures have never been exhibited
previously, others are on display for the first time outside Sudan. Most
are recent discoveries and, importantly, have an accurate provenance as
they come from archaeological excavations. Key items highlight the
contrast between the world views of many Sudanese cultures: from the
demonstrations of worldly power of the Kerma kings, accompanied to their
deaths by 400 sacrificed persons, to the humble graves of Christian
rulers; from the grandiose temples built by the Egyptian pharaohs to the
churches and mosques of later periods.
The kingdom of Kush
, Part 1, Volume 31
Laszlo Torok
Historical dictionary of ancient and medieval Nubia
TheHistorical Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Nubiacovers the period
of Nubian history from the Paleolithic to the end of Medieval
Christianity. It includes the rapidly expanding field of Nubian
archaeology that centers ancient African history along the Nile but
beyond the better-known field of Egyptology.
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the later periods
SOBA II: renewed excavations within the metropolis of the Kingdom ...: Volume 2
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