Egyptian Archaeology explores ancient Egypt using a uniquelyarchaeological approach, drawing on original research to bothsynthesize and challenge existing scholarship.* Written by leading Egyptologists, based on original researchand fieldwork* Illustrates how practical research is a vital component of anytheory-based discussion about the ancient world* Examines the cultural and historical processes of ancient Egyptfrom a global perspective* Visually engaging with over 80 illustrations* Chapters explore fundamental issues and themes, but focus onspecific periods and key archaeological sites

List of Tables and Figures viiNotes on Contributors ixSeries Editors' Preface xiiiNote on Transliteration and Transcription xiv1 Egyptian Archaeology: From Text to Context 1Willeke Wendrich2 Worship without Writing 15Stan Hendrickx, Dirk Huyge, and Willeke Wendrich3 Theories of State Formation 36E. Christiana Köhler4 Kingship and Legitimation 55Janet Richards5 Villages and the Old Kingdom 85Mark Lehner Copyrighted Material6 Regionality, Cultural and Cultic Landscapes 102David Jeffreys7 Tradition and Innovation: The Middle Kingdom 119Josef Wegner8 Foreigners in Egypt: Archaeological Evidence and Cultural Context 143Thomas Schneider9 Gender in Ancient Egypt 164T. G. Wilfong10 Class and Society: Position and Possessions 180Wolfram Grajetzki11 Identity and Personhood 200Willeke Wendrich12 Changes in the Afterlife 220John H. Taylor13 Consolidation, Innovation, and Renaissance 241Penelope Wilson14 Egypt in the Memory of the World 259Fekri A. Hassan15 Epilogue: Eternal Egypt Deconstructed 274Willeke Wendrich Index 279