Egypt and the Mediterranean World from the Late Fourth Through the Third Millennium BCEN

edited by Karin Sowada and Matthew J. Adams

Book cover: Egypt and the Mediterranean World from the Late Fourth Through the Third Millennium BCEN

Extent: 334 pages

Publisher: The Egyptian Expedition

Subjects: Ancient Egypt

Series: Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections

Series volume number: 37

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(February 2023)

ISBN: 9798987875407

Price: $69.95

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The present volume includes sixteen contributions representing the current state of cross-disciplinary dialogue in research on the interactions between Egypt, the Levantine and Aegean worlds in the late 4th-3rd millennium (Late Early Bronze I -EB IV/Intermediate Bronze Age).


As one of the earliest state-forming societies whose reach can be seen across the Mediterranean world, Egypt’s interaction with its neighbors has been of great interest to scholars inside and outside of Egyptology for more than a century. Over the last 15 years, new textual evidence has emerged, while the application of archaeological sciences has given new life to legacy data. Importantly, recent developments in the absolute chronology of the third millennium coupled with new archaeological data from all parts of the Mediterranean, have started a new wave of reassessment of the synchronisms, nature, and intensity of Egypt’s relationships with its northern neighbors. Given these developments, it was timely to convene a cross-disciplinary dialogue through an international conference showcasing the latest research on interactions between Egypt, the Levantine and Aegean worlds in the late 4th-3rd millennium (Late Early Bronze I -EB IV/Intermediate Bronze Age). Each region was represented by a different institutional partner which hosted invited papers related to the questions of Egypt’s interaction with that region. The present volume includes sixteen contributions representing the current state of conversation across a host of questions about this era.

  • Edited by Matthew J Adams
  • Edited by Karin Sowada