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Desert Boats. Predynastic and Pharaonic Era Rock-Art in Egypts Central Eastern Desert. Distribution, dating and interpretation.

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BAR (British Archaeological Reports) International Series 2544. Archeopress, Oxford, 2013. First edition. In-4, xii & 138 pages. Original softcover, a fine copy. Contents: Methodology. Introduction ; Methodological issues arising from the corpus ; Dating petroglyphs: boat images as a case study ; Distribution ; Interpreting the central eastern desert petroglyphs ; Conclusion. -- Environmental & landscape. Introduction ; Geography and geology of the survey area ; Water resources & environmental in the survey area ; The Wadis as habitation ; Routes through the desert ; Conclusion. -- Human depictions. Introduction ; Riverine animals ; Large animals ; Ungulates ; Canines: Dogs (Canis familiaris) ; Birds: Ostriches (Struthio camelus) ; Other animals ; Conclusion. -- Human figures. Introduction ; Typology ; Overview ; Adornment-feathers ; Weapons ; Gender/age ; Control ; Hunting ; Posture ; One or two figures standing in boats ; Combinations ; Conclusion. -- Boats. Introduction ; Basis for the boat typology ; The five boat types ; Boat images with additional features ; Boat images with additional features: human involvement ; The date of the boat images ; Distribution ; The additional features of boats ; Comparison of the predynastic and pharaonic boats ; Comparison with Nile Valley boat images ; Conclusion. -- Distribution & regional analysis. Introduction ; Dating & distribution ; Rock-art south of the southern Wadis: Kom Ombo drainage basin ; Overview & discussion ; Dating ; Conclusion. -- Interpretation. Introduction ; Previous interpretation of the predynastic rock-art ; The integrated approach: Linking the rock-art with Nile Valley culture ; 'Dancing' ; Explaining the 'impossible combination' tableau ; Utilitarian reasons for the petroglyphs ; Conclusion. -- Conclusion. Language: English. Relevant subjects: Egypt: Archaic Period, Sculpture, Painting, Music & Art.

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