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- Scattered Finds: Archaeology, Egyptology and Museums
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- 2019
- Published by: University College London
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Between the 1880s and 1980s, British excavations at locations across Egypt resulted in the discovery of hundreds of thousands of ancient objects that were subsequently sent to some 350 institutions worldwide. These finds included unique discoveries at iconic sites such as the tombs of ancient Egypt's first rulers at Abydos, Akhenaten and Nefertiti’s city of Tell el-Amarna and rich Roman Era burials in the Fayum.
Scattered Finds explores the politics, personalities and social histories that linked fieldwork in Egypt with the varied organizations around the world that received finds. Case studies range from Victorian municipal museums and women’s suffrage campaigns in the UK, to the development of some of the USA’s largest institutions, and from university museums in Japan to new institutions in post-independence Ghana. By juxtaposing a diversity of sites for the reception of Egyptian cultural heritage over the period of a century, Alice Stevenson presents new ideas about the development of archaeology, museums and the construction of Egyptian heritage. She also addresses the legacy of these practices, raises questions about the nature of the authority over such heritage today, and argues for a stronger ethical commitment to its stewardship.
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- Half-title Page
- pp. i-ii
- Title Page
- p. iii
- Acknowledgements
- pp. v-vii
- List of figures
- pp. ix-xiv
- Introduction
- pp. 1-24
- Chapter 6: Legacies and Futures (1970–)
- pp. 217-252
- Conclusion
- pp. 253-258
- Appendix B: Ancient Egyptian chronology
- pp. 261-262
- Bibliography
- pp. 263-296
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ISBN
9781787351400
Related ISBN(s)
9781787351417
MARC Record
OCLC
1082143817
Launched on MUSE
2021-01-19
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
Creative Commons
CC-BY