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Egyptology is an academic discipline that specialises in the study of ancient Egypt. It focuses on the archaeology, language, literature, history, religion, and art of that culture, but in recent decades the geographical scope of the field has been expanded to include research into Nubia (modern northern Sudan), which maintained close links with Egypt and had cultural affinities with it for ...
Mar 27, 2020 · Egyptology is not a single discipline, but a branch of ' Area Studies '. Egyptologists study all the aspects of ancient Egypt that they can, across periods from about 7,000 BC to the early middle ages. They work from many perspectives, using approaches and methods ranging all the way from literary theory in the humanities to hard sciences in ...
Egyptology, the study of pharaonic Egypt, spanning the period c. 4500 bce to ce 641. Egyptology began when the scholars accompanying Napoleon Bonaparte’s invasion of Egypt (1798–1801) published Description de l’Égypte (1809–28), which made large quantities of source material about ancient Egypt.
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Egyptology (from Egypt and Greek -λογία, -logia; Arabic: علم المصريات) is the scientific study of ancient Egypt. The topics studied include ancient Egyptian history, language, literature, religion, architecture and art from the 5th millennium BC until the end of its native religious practices in the 4th century AD.
Ancient Egyptian civilization has a history going back to around 3,000 BC. Egyptology is the study of this history in regards to the language, religion, art, literature and architecture up until about 400 A.D. which marked the end of hieroglyphic writing. An Egyptologist is anyone who practices or studies Egyptian antiquities.
Jun 9, 2015 · Abstract. The history of Egyptology is rapidly ascending to an area of study in its own right. Such enquiry is sorely needed, as what it means to ‘do’ Egyptology remains poorly defined, despite the continued abundance and popularity of Egyptological work. This chapter is intended as a starting point for readers interested in the history of ...
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Egyptology, Study of pharaonic Egypt from the putative beginnings of Egyptian culture (c. 4500 bc) to the Arab conquest (ad 641). Egyptology began with discovery of the Rosetta Stone (1799) and the publication of Description de l’Égypt (1809–28) by scholars accompanying Napoleon I. In the 19th century the Egyptian government opened Egypt ...
