From Egypt to Mesopotamia: A Study of Predynastic Trade Routes Volume 4

In Near Eastern studies, it has come to be accepted by many as fact that predynastic trade routes connected Egypt and Mesopotamia. The existence of such trade routes, however, has until recently largely been based upon the two regions' shared influences rather than on archaeological evidence.

In From Egypt to Mesopotamia, Samuel Mark ferrets out the two possible trade routes between these two vastly different cultures. Ancient shipwreck sites and recently discovered artifacts allow Mark to delineate avenues of trade between Egypt and Mesopotamia. Taking to task previous studies that describe the Egypt-Mesopotamia trade connection as being one between two homogeneous cultures, Mark focuses on the variety of cultural differences, rather than their shared similarities, to map the infusion of these cultures.

Scholars, students, and nautical archeology and egyptology enthusiasts will appreciate this probing, fascinating trek through sea, sand, and time, unfolding the development of trade routes in the East.

Author: Samuel Mark
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 02/13/2006
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.45d
ISBN13: 9781585445301
ISBN10: 1585445304
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Anthropology | Cultural & Social
- History | Ancient | General
- Business & Economics | Exports & Imports

About the Author
Samuel Mark is pursuing a Ph.D. in anthropology at Texas A&M University. He has performed extensive fieldwork at shipwreck excavation sites and has contributed to the study of Homeric ship construction.