waggy Wrote:
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> Hi all,
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> I doubt there is a market for detailed layman
> guides, people are more interested in bite sized
> summaries found in the numerous coffee table books
> provided by Egyptology.
I think there is. Personally I'm sick of summaries and coffee table books that have spectacular pictures of the name brand stuff (If I see another pix of the GP at sunrise I'm going to scream.) For instance an in depth tour of the stepped pyramid complex would be nice. Lots of bits and pieces scattered here and there like broken ostraca at a dump site, but nothing comprehensive.
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> I would rather focus on the detailed study of
> Egyptian architecture, which Egyptology tends to
> avoid; where are the comparable guides or papers
> by Egyptologists? My guides are more for other
> disciplines, to help provide them with more
> information than the plethora of coffee table
> books.
One of the many reasons I left Egyptology is because there's nothing BUT COFFEE TABLE BOOKS. The information per page was right around zero and they were taking up valuable real-estate first in my living room and after that in my garage, after that I donated them to the library to make room for something useful like a car.
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> Anyway have posted up latest paper, for anyone
> interested,
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> If you are not registered with academia, you can
> freely download it here,
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