The Role of Environmental Factors in the Early Development of Egyptian Stone Architecture

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6044607
AutoresJun Yi Wong (0000-0003-4885-8359, University of Toronto, autor de correspondencia)
Año2021
Volumen31
Número1
Páginas53-65
Fecha de publicación2021-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCambridge Archaeological Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0959-7743 • E-ISSN: 1474-0540
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0959774320000232
OpenAlexW3121054202
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas39

Much detail regarding the early development of stone architecture in Egypt remains unclear. Prevailing studies tend to focus on the contribution of religious and socio-economic factors, but the role of environmental elements should not be understated. For much of the First Dynasty, innovation in stone architecture was driven by developments in the private realm, a result of favourable geology in Lower Egypt. Meanwhile, multiple strands of evidence suggest that Egypt experienced wetter climatic conditions during the Early Dynastic period and the Old Kingdom. This would have had major implications on both the production of mudbrick and the short-term durability of mudbrick structures. It is argued that these environmental factors played a key role in facilitating and accelerating the rise of stone architecture in Egypt

Aesthetics · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Geography · Realm · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Historical Studies · History · Architecture