Library of the early civilizations edited by Professor Stuart Piggott 

Published by London Thames and Hudson

© 1965 Thames and Hudson London

Reprinted 1976

Printed in Great Britain by Jarrold and Sons Ltd Norwich

General Editor's Preface

 

Introduction

 

１. The Beginning of Human Settlement

 

          The Change from Hunting to Farming

 

２. The Early Predynastic Period

 

３. The Latter Predynastic Period

 

          The Gerzean Culture

 

          The Physical Environment　

 

４. The Transition to the Dynastic Age

 

          The Ascendancy of the Pharaoh　

 

５. The Archaic Period - Dynasties Ⅰ and Ⅱ

 

          The Cultural Background

 

          The Material Culture　

 

６. Architecture of the Old Kingdom Dynasties

 

          The Saqqara and Dahshur Pyramids

 

          The Giza Pyramids

 

７. Sculpture of the Old Kingdom Dynasties Ⅲ-Ⅵ

 

          The Earlier Sculpture

 

          The Later Sculpture　

 

８. The Civilization of the Old Kingdom

 

Bibliography

 

List of Illustrations

 

Index