Nubian Gold

Author : Peter Lacovara,Yvonne J. Markowitz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9774167821

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Nubian Gold by Peter Lacovara,Yvonne J. Markowitz Pdf

The fabled land of Nubia, whose very name means 'gold, ' was famous in ancient times for its supplies of precious metal, exotic material, and intricate craftsmanship. Many of the adornments made in Nubia are masterpieces of the jeweler's art--marvels of design and construction rivaling, and often surpassing, adornments made in Egypt and the rest of the ancient Mediterranean world. Although these unique treasures are among the most stunning to have survived from antiquity, they remain little known. Richly illustrated with beautiful photographs of these exquisite items, many of them never before published, Nubian Gold also places the jewelry within the cultural contexts in which it was manufactured and employed. It tells the story not only of the treasures themselves but of the exciting tales of their discovery and the rich background of the exotic and remote civilizations that produced them. The book also explores the innovative techniques used to procure the precious materials used in the jewelry and to craft them into intricate ornaments replete with magical purpose and coded meaning. Featured in the book are not only the intricately crafted pieces themselves but depictions of them in sculpture, relief, and painting as well as references to them in ancient texts, locating them within the full spectrum of Nubian history, from the earliest beginnings of society to the advent of Christianity.

Author : Rosemarie Klemm,Dietrich Klemm
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783642225086

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Gold and Gold Mining in Ancient Egypt and Nubia by Rosemarie Klemm,Dietrich Klemm Pdf

The book presents the historical evolution of gold mining activities in the Egyptian and Nubian Desert (Sudan) from about 4000 BC until the Early Islamic Period (~800–1350 AD), subdivided into the main classical epochs including the Early Dynastic – Old and Middle Kingdoms – New Kingdom (including Kushitic) – Ptolemaic – Roman and Early Islamic. It is illustrated with many informative colour images, maps and drawings. An up to date comprehensive geological introduction gives a general overview on the gold production zones in the Eastern Desert of Egypt and northern (Nubian) Sudan, including the various formation processes of the gold bearing quartz veins mined in these ancient periods. The more than 250 gold production sites presented, are described both, from their archaeological (as far as surface inventory is concerned) and geological environmental conditions, resulting in an evolution scheme of prospection and mining methods within the main periods of mining activities. The book offers for the first time a complete catalogue of the many gold production sites in Egypt and Nubia under geological and archaeological aspects. It provides information about the importance of gold for the Pharaohs and the spectacular gold rush in Early Arab times.

Author : NECIA DESIREE HARKLESS
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2006-08-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781452030630

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Nubian Pharaohs and Meroitic Kings by NECIA DESIREE HARKLESS Pdf

NUBIAN PHARAOHS AND MEROITIC KINGS: THE KINGDOM OF KUSH Necia Desiree Harkless has completed her odyssey of 24 years initiated by a poem that emerged in the odd moments of early morning and her studies as a Donovan Scholar at the University of Kentucky with Dr. William Y. Adams, the leading Nubiologist of the world. The awesome result is her attempt to map the cultural, social, political history of Nubia as a single people as actors on the world stage as they act out their destinies in the cradle of civilization. The underlying purpose of her book is to reconstruct the collective efforts of the past and present Nubian campaigns and their collaborative scholarship so that the African American as well as all Americans can begin to understand the contributions of the civilization of Africa and Asia as a continuous historical entity. The history of the Kingdom of Kush begins with its earliest kingdom of Kerma in 2500 BC. It continues with the conquest of Egypt by the Nubian Pharaohs in 750 BC, reluctantly recognized as the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egyptian Pharaohs. They ruled as black pharaohs from their Kingdom at Napatan until they were forced one hundred years later to retreat to Napata by the Assyrians who assumed control of the Egyptians. It was at Meroe, the last empire of the Kush, that forty generations of Meroitic kings and queens continued the Kingdom of Kush reaching monumental and dynastic heights. Their symbiotic relationship with Egypt was over, allowing them to develop their own indigenous culture with a language and script of their own. Their architecture, arts , politics , material and spiritual culture in the minds of many scholars surpassed that of Egypt. Over two hundred pyramids have been investigated. It is an epic that will be long remembered. The dawn of Christianity in the Kingdom of Kush has been found in the treasure cove of the Frescoes of Faras.

Author : Yvonne J. Markowitz,Denise M. Doxey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0878468072

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Jewels of Ancient Nubia by Yvonne J. Markowitz,Denise M. Doxey Pdf

An authoritative history on the exquisite jewelry of ancient Nubia Located at the intersection of trade routes from central Africa, the ancient Near East and the Classical world, ancient Nubia ruled the entire Nile Valley at the height of its power in the eighth century B.C. Its neighbor and frequent rival Egypt called it the gold lands because its territories held such an abundance of the precious metal, and because its inhabitants produced some of the most finely crafted jewelry of the ancient world. This book features over 100 adornments and personal accessories from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, which houses the finest collection of Nubian jewelry outside Khartoum. The first comprehensive introduction to the sophisticated jewels of this great empire, it reveals how Nubian artisans employed techniques that would not be reinvented in Europe for another two thousand years, and how the original owners valued such possessions not only for their inherent beauty, but also because they were imbued with magical meanings. Exquisite photography and an authoritative history written by leading experts make this book essential for both jewelry aficionados and anyone interested in the great cultures of the ancient world.

Author : Richard A. Lobban Jr.
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 539 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781538133415

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Historical Dictionary of Medieval Christian Nubia by Richard A. Lobban Jr. Pdf

Medieval Christian Nubia is often a neglected period of medieval African history. Because meaning is determined largely by context this work traces the Greco-Roman, Meroitic and Jewish precursors. The regional, historical and theological schisms within Christianity are also a highlight. The dynamics of the three Nubian kingdoms of Nobatia, Mukurra, and Alwa are the centerpiece of this book that covers mural arts, architecture, and the names of the leading kings and bishops. Another strength of the book is the analysis of the 700-year baqt peace treaty between Christian Nubia and Islamic Egypt; this is considered to be the longest lasting treaty in diplomatic history. The complex transition from Christianity to Islam in the 14th century is analyzed in great personal, political, and military detail. Historical Dictionary of Medieval Christian Nubia contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 200 cross-referenced entries on politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture of the medieval Nubians. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Medieval Christian Nubia.

Author : Giovanni Ruffini
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199891634

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Medieval Nubia by Giovanni Ruffini Pdf

The first full-length study of the social and economic history of medieval Nubia, this book uses unpublished indigenous Old Nubian documentary sources to reveal a complex society that blended Greco-Roman legal traditions with African festive practices.

Author : Sarah M. Schellinger
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022-11-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781789146608

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Nubia by Sarah M. Schellinger Pdf

Drawing on the latest archaeological and textual discoveries, a revealing look at the rich and dynamic civilization of Nubia. Nubia, the often-overlooked southern neighbor of Egypt, has been home to groups of vibrant and adaptive peoples for millennia. This book explores the Nubians’ religious, social, economic, and cultural histories, from their nomadic origins during the Stone Ages to their rise to power during the Napatan and Meroitic periods, and it concludes with the recent struggles for diplomacy in North Sudan. Situated among the ancient superpowers of Egypt, Aksum, and the Greco-Roman world, Nubia’s connections with these cultures shaped the region’s history through colonialism and cultural entanglement. Sarah M. Schellinger presents the Nubians through their archaeological and textual remains, reminding readers that they were a rich and dynamic civilization in their own right.

Author : Dietrich Raue
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 1133 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110420388

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Handbook of Ancient Nubia by Dietrich Raue Pdf

Numerous research projects have studied the Nubian cultures of Sudan and Egypt over the last thirty years, leading to significant new insights. The contributions to this handbook illuminate our current understanding of the cultural history of this fascinating region, including its interconnections to the natural world.

Author : Richard A. Lobban
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 587 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2003-12-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810865785

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Historical Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Nubia by Richard A. Lobban Pdf

The Historical Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Nubia covers the period from the Paleolithic, all the periods of ancient Nubia (Predynastic, Kerma, Dynasty XXV, Napatan, Meroitic, Post-Meroitic) and to the end of medieval Christianity in Nubia (Sudan). This resource focuses on Nubian history through a Nubian perspective, rather than on the more common Egypto-centrism perspective, and the coverage is based on the latest and best archaeological and epigraphic evidence. Newly created maps of the general area and its specific regions and place names and a photospread showing important related features of the region are included. A detailed chronology provides a timeline of historical events, and an introductory narrative shapes the overall history and leads to the main body of the work in the form of a cross-referenced dictionary. The descriptive entries cover the main features of the region in the various periods that are key not only to Nubian events, but also to the important interactions they had with Egypt to the north. Nine appendices and an extensive bibliography conclude this work. Lobban has been teaching Nubian studies in undergraduate classrooms for thirty years, and this book is a product of his hands-on experiences as well as extensive anthropological fieldwork and travel in Sudanese and Egyptian Nubia.

Author : Darryl Johnson PhD.
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780359309771

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Legends of the Nubian Crown "The Beginning of the End" by Darryl Johnson PhD. Pdf

A Historical Fiction about the Medieval Christian Kingdom of Old Nubia

Author : Albert Fortney Jr.
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-28
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781984580276

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Gold & High-Tech of the Gods by Albert Fortney Jr. Pdf

This book is vitally important to help prevent mixed-confusion and deny or stop the wicked from continued planting seeds of racial-disorder into healthy curious minds of all children, with the misuse of history. Education should show with correct color illustrations the many truths as it teaches for a clearer understanding of the world’s first civilizations, which is black history. No more wrong; deceptive depictions, depriving black peoples ownership is stealing of; their pride, dignity, self-esteem, and great contributions to preserve, for future generations.

Author : Paul T. Nicholson,Ian Shaw
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 740 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2000-03-23
Category : History
ISBN : 0521452570

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Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology by Paul T. Nicholson,Ian Shaw Pdf

The book describes current research into all aspects of craftwork in ancient Egypt.

Author : Anne M. Jennings
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1555875920

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The Nubians of West Aswan by Anne M. Jennings Pdf

Author : Mike D. Adams
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 1040 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780444636706

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Gold Ore Processing by Mike D. Adams Pdf

Gold Ore Processing: Project Development and Operations, Second Edition, brings together all the technical aspects relevant to modern gold ore processing, offering a practical perspective that is vital to the successful and responsible development, operation, and closure of any gold ore processing operation. This completely updated edition features coverage of established, newly implemented, and emerging technologies; updated case studies; and additional topics, including automated mineralogy and geometallurgy, cyanide code compliance, recovery of gold from e-waste, handling of gaseous emissions, mercury and arsenic, emerging non-cyanide leaching systems, hydro re-mining, water management, solid–liquid separation, and treatment of challenging ores such as double refractory carbonaceous sulfides. Outlining best practices in gold processing from a variety of perspectives, Gold Ore Processing: Project Development and Operations is a must-have reference for anyone working in the gold industry, including metallurgists, geologists, chemists, mining engineers, and many others. Includes several new chapters presenting established, newly implemented, and emerging technologies in gold ore processing Covers all aspects of gold ore processing, from feasibility and development stages through environmentally responsible operations, to the rehabilitation stage Offers a mineralogy-based approach to gold ore process flowsheet development that has application to multiple ore types

Author : Anpu Unnefer Amen
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9781466965164

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The Meaning of Hotep by Anpu Unnefer Amen Pdf

Hotep is a word associated with recognizing that there is a Creative Force eminent in all things. Hotep deals with the commemoration of the ancestors, some of whom are great figures that stand out in history, such as Imhotep, the world's first known multigenius and true father of medicine; Ptahhotep, the author or the world's oldest book of instruction; Neithhotep, the First Dynasty queen and wife of Pharoah Mena; and Amenhotep, who designed the Ipet-Isut Temple in the west. All the major Western religions teach that man wound up being cast out of his heavenly abode due to woman's ungodly act of enticing him to eat of the fruit of the forbidden tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thereby incurring the wrath of God. The Meaning of Hotep traces the historical records that have left an indelible proof that before God was conceived of in his masculine forms that are known of in the worlds today, God was, primarily, a woman. The Meaning of Hotep presents evidence that the Ten Commandments existed long before Moses and the Psalms before David. This book is for anyone interested in learning about spirituality in general.