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EgyptologyStudy 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 to Europeans, many of whose collecting activities amounted to little more than plundering. In 1880 Flinders Petrie brought controlled, scientifically recorded excavation to Egypt, revolutionizing archaeology and pushing theories on Egyptian origins back to 4500 BC. The discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922 heightened public awareness. In 1975 the First International Congress of Egyptology convened in Cairo. Many sites remain that have been only slightly explored. Egyptology the study of the archaeology and language of ancient Egypt How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Olbrantz traces the trajectory of American Egyptology, beginning with its inception in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, when Americans first became involved in Egyptological explorations and Egyptian relics began to appear in U. Most recently, he made the famous discovery of the Valley of the Golden Mummies in Bahariya Oasis, the most important Egyptological find since the discovery of King Tut's tomb. This emphasis on the social context of the visual arts and architecture is a welcome advance from the subjective stylistic judgments that have too often characterized Egyptological art history. |
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