An edition of Centuries of Darkness (1991)

Centuries of darkness

a challenge to the conventional chronology of Old World archaeology

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An edition of Centuries of Darkness (1991)

Centuries of darkness

a challenge to the conventional chronology of Old World archaeology

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The authors of this text, originally published in England in 1991, are young scholars who present no less than a "chronological revolution." After tracing the development of Old World chronology, James and his colleagues review archaeological evidence and the lack of it from the Dark Age, the centuries-long period at the end of the Late Bronze Age c.1200 B.C. They include a wide geographical area--as far east as Iran and south to Nubia. Challenging the accepted Egyptian chronology, they argue for lower dates, which would instead put the end of the Late Bronze Age around 950 B.C., thus essentially eliminating the so-called Dark Age. The authors have done a masterful job of drawing together an enormous range of evidence; their conclusion is persuasive. Their challenge to Egyptian chronology cannot be ignored, and Egyptologists will have to address the flaws that they demonstrate. For students of ancient history and archaeology.

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J. Cape
Language
English
Pages
434

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Centuries of darkness: a challenge to the conventional chronology of Old World archaeology
1992, Pimlico, Random House UK, PIMLICO
in English - New ed.
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [395]-426) and index.

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London

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Dewey Decimal Class
930
Library of Congress
CB311 .J39 1991, CB311

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Pagination
xxii, 434 p. :
Number of pages
434

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OL1291876M
Internet Archive
centuriesofdarkn0000jame
ISBN 10
022402647X
LCCN
92153287
Library Thing
221491
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2587448

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