MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
ARY2990
The archaeology and history of Ancient Egypt: 1550-332 BCE
C A Hope
8 points + 3 hours per week + Second semester + Clayton
Synopsis This study entails the study of the ancient Egyptian New
Kingdom and Late Period. It will follow the same general themes and format as
ARY2970 but will also include a study of the international character of
Egyptian civilisation throughout the period and examine Egypt's relations with
the other Near Eastern and Mediterranean cultures. It will look at changes
which occurred within Egypt as a result of foreign contact and invasion.
Assessment Written (4000 words): 65% + Examination (2 hours): 35%
Prescribed texts
- Kemp B J Ancient Egypt: The anatomy of a civilisation Routledge, 1989
- Smith W S The art and architecture of Ancient Egypt rev. edn,
Penguin, 1981
- Trigger B G and others Ancient Egypt: A social history CUP, 1983
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