Chasing chariots

Samenvatting

The present work is the result of the First International Chariot Conference, jointly organised by the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC) and the American University in Cairo (AUC) (30 November to 2 December 2012). The intention of the conference was to make a broad assessment of the current state of knowledge about chariots in Egypt and the Near East, and to provide a forum for discussion. A wide variety of papers are included, ranging from overviews to more detailed studies focusing on a specific topic. These include philology, iconography, archaeology, engineering, history, and conservation. The book is of interest to scholars as well as anyone with an interest in ancient technology, transportation, or warfare. Dr. André J. Veldmeijer is Assistant Director for Egyptology ... of the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo and has worked as archaeologist in Egypt since 1995 as specialist in, among others, leatherwork and footwear. He (co-)directs several projects, such as the Ancient Egyptian Leatherwork Project, which includes the Egyptian Museum Chariot Project, and the Tutankhamun Sticks & Staves Project. He has published extensively, both scientifically as popular. Dr. Salima Ikram is Professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo, and has worked as an archaeologist in Egypt since 1986, directing the Animal Mummy Project, and co-directing the Predynastic Gallery project, the Egyptian Musuem Chariot Project, and the North Kharga Oasis Survey. Dr. Ikram has lectured and published extensively, both for children and adults. Contents: A Survey of the Diplomatic Role of the Charioteers in the Ramesside PeriodMohamed Raafat Abbas A Possible Chariot Canopy for TutankhamunEdwin C. Brock Vehicle of the Sun: The Royal Chariot in the New KingdomAmy M. Calvert Studying the Six Chariots from the Tomb of Tutankhamun - An UpdateJoost Crouwel The Introduction of the Light, Horse-Drawn Chariot and the Role of Archery in the Near East at the Transition from the Middle to the Late Bronze Ages: Is there a Connection?Hermann Genz On Urartian ChariotsBilcan Gökce, Kenan Isik & Hatice Degirmencioglu Chariots in the Daily Life of New Kingdom Egypt: A Survey of Production, Distribution and Use in TextsOle Herslund The Chariot as a Mode of Locomotion in Civil ContextsHeidi Köpp-Junk The Chariot that Plunders Foreign Lands: \'The Hymn to the King in His Chariot\'Colleen Manassa A Glimpse into the Workshops of the Chariotry of Qantir-Piramesse - Stone and Metal Tools of Site Q ISilvia Prell Wagons and Carts in the 3rd Millennium BC Syrian Jazirah: A Study through the DocumentationMattia Raccidi Depictional Study of Chariot Use in New Kingdom EgyptLisa Sabbahy Art and Imperial Ideology: Remarks on the Depiction of Royal Chariots on Wall Reliefs in New-Kingdom Egypt and the Neo-Assyrian EmpireArianna Sacco Chariots\' Inner Dynamics: Springs and Rotational InertiasBela I. Sandor An Alternative Theory for \'Bit-Wear\' Found on the Lower Second Premolar of the Buhen HorseYukiko Sasada Egyptian Chariots: Departing for WarAnthony Spalinger Charging Chariots: Progress Report on the Tano Chariot in the Egyptian Museum CairoAndré J. Veldmeijer, Salima Ikram & Lucy Skinner