Ideal Homes in Ancient Egypt
The Archaeology of Social Aspiration
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6043892 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ian F Shaw (0000-0001-6917-7574), Ian Shaw, Ian C Shaw (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 147-166 |
| Publication date | 1992-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cambridge Archaeological Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-7743 • E-ISSN: 1474-0540 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0959774300000561 |
| OpenAlex | W2061151422 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 14 |
El-Amarna is the site of the largest surviving ancient Egyptian city, dating to the middle of the fourteenth century BC and occupied by a population of over 20,000. This article takes as its starting point the question ‘What would have constituted a desirable residence or neighbourhood?’ and attempts to reach an understanding of the social aspirations of the Egyptians of the pharaonic period by analyzing the residential areas of el-Amarna in the context of contemporary texts and ethnographic parallels. The results of this analysis suggest that Egyptian attitudes to material success and the ‘country estate’ are eloquently expressed in the variability of their mud-brick housing at different levels of society
Ancient history · Archaeology · Estate · Ethnography · Geography · Housing estate · Parallels · Political science · Population · Residence · Sociology · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Architecture and Cultural Influences · Demography · Engineering · History · Law
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,22 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2022 (29) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |