Concept information
Preferred term
Egyptology
Definition
- Egyptology is defined as the study of Ancient Egypt from the Badarian, circa 4500 BCE, to the Muslim invasion of Egypt in AD 641. (Identified in Upper Egypt by Brunton and Caton Thompson in 1928, the Badarianis contemporary with Fayum A in Lower Egypt.)This brought the “Great Tradition” cultural practices that had coalesced during Egyptian civilization's 5,000-year existence to an end (pyramid building and other related monumental architecture, worship of the pantheon of Egyptian deities, dynastic succession, hieroglyphic writing, and mummification). [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Egyptology]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Egyptology
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