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social science subjects > sociology > anthropology > archaeology > urbanism in ancient egypt

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urbanism in ancient egypt  

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  • Although ancient Egypt was once described as a “civilization without cities,” contrary archaeological evidence has mounted as increasing numbers of settlement sites have been surveyed and excavated. Settlement archaeology began taking off in Egyptology in the 1970s, and was manifested particularly in the innovative research projects at El-Amarna, Elephantine, and Hierakonpolis, amongst other sites. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Urbanism in Ancient Egypt]

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