The Anra Scarab

An archaeological and historical approach

von Fiona Richards

362 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The potential of the scarab seal is still neglected by many archaeologists. They are primarily considered for chronological purposes, and so their capacity as an historical document is under-rated, as is their value as an archaeological tool. Luckily, more recent studies are beginning to assess the archaeological and historical value of scarabs, and in particular design scarabs, revealing them as potential indicators of cultural interaction, and it is within this genre that the anra (identified always bya sequence of hieroglyphs which includes the letters n and r) scarab is considered in this extensive study. The aim of this work is to try and establish the status, function, meaning, and significance of the anra scarab, and possibly offer something new with regard to the nature of the relationships that existed between the countries of Africa and the Levant during the latter part of the Middle Bronze Age.

• Reihe: BAR International Series
• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Geschichte des Nahen und Mittleren Ostens
• ISBN: 9781841712178
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 13.03.2001
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd