ANTH 9 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Late Period Of Ancient Egypt, Second Intermediate Period Of Egypt, New Kingdom Of Egypt
30 Oct 2020
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Located near the border of egypt and nubia. Nubia was a growing threat to egypt, so it was built to protect the border of egypt. In order to prevent all nubians passing downstream by water and land, in a ship or with any cattle, except when a nubian comes to trade at iken or on a commission. Co any good thing with them; but do not allow a nubian boat to travel downstream past. State and other elite members of society. Hypothesis 1: nubians lived in fort to serve egyptians. Expectation: ceramics in only one part of the fort. Hypothesis 2: no nubians in the fort, they are only trading with them. Expectations: presence of high quantities of nubian cooking vessels. Frequencies of nubian and egyptian pottery at askut. Nubian city-state of karma in the south. Egypt conquered by naptan kingdom of kush. The pharaoh as defender of order against foreign enemies.
