The Archaeology of Urbanism in Ancient Egypt : From the Predynastic Period to the End of the Middle Kingdom (Hardcover)

1. Ancient urbanism and the case of Egypt; 2. Current and past studies of Egyptian settlements; 3. The environmental setting; 4. The origins of urban society; 5. The settlements of the Old Kingdom; 6. The layout of Old Kingdom houses; 7. The development of towns during the end of the Old Kingdom and the First Intermediate Period (c.2200?2100 BC); 8. The Middle Kingdom: town planning and internal colonization at its height; 9. House layouts in the Middle Kingdom; 10. Final conclusions.