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A Social Archaeology of Roman and Late Antique Egypt: Artefacts of Everyday Life by April Pudsey, Ellen Swift, Jo Stoner
English | February 19, 2022 | ISBN: 0198867344 | True EPUB/PDF | 480 pages | 10.6/8.2 MB
Artefact evidence has the unique power to illuminate many aspects of life that are rarely explored in written sources, yet this potential has been underexploited in research on Roman and Late Antique Egypt. This book presents the first in-depth study that uses everyday artefacts as its principal source of evidence to transform our understanding of the society and culture of Egypt during these periods. It represents a fundamental reference work for scholars, with much new and essential information on a wide range of artefacts, many of which are found not only in Egypt but also in the wider Roman and late antique world. By taking a social archaeology approach, it sets out a new interpretation of daily life and aspects of social relations in Roman and Late Antique Egypt, contributing substantial insights into everyday practices and their social meanings in the past.