I
am pleased to meet you on my Web pages. I owe some words of explanation to
all interested in history and chronology of Ancient Egypt and such people
get here in fact. It was not my intention to make Web pages focused on a
problem as specific as 3000 years long Egyptian history. It was rather
thought to arrange as well as possible details accessible both in scientific
papers and popular science. Present work is meant for filling a gap at a
point of contact between the very professional science and so-called common
knowledge. By publishing the following work in the Web I’m partially paying
off a debt of gratitude I have incured from Egyptology and Mediterranean
archaeology, the Science I have been enjoying for many years and which has
provided me a great satisfaction. Ancient Egypt - History and Chronology
I hope this title reflects
its content on a possibly large scale. Please accept my apologies if
materials presented here turn out to exceed the subject or are
insufficient, unconvincing or just controversial. As is known, sacra and
sepulchral architecture in ancient Egypt were strictly bound to everyday
life of the Nile people. It is sometimes impossible to present some
political event without presenting at least outline of
history of funerary architecture, as I was trying to on pages
TOMBS devoted to sepulchral constructions. |
Up until recently the
absolute chronology of ancient Egypt was based solely on historical
sources. But old relics which survived until now or ancient historical
evidence are not the only basis to determine the dating. Lately, methods
based on exact and natural sciences have been developed. At the same
time, however, a lot of controversial theories emerged. First of all I
mean so-called new chronology, popular especially with young
generation of some scientists. The ‘new chronology’ is a theory built
mainly on archaeological synchronisms, shifting some periods of Egyptian
history – well, well! – 350 years back or forth. Theories as
revolutionary as aforesaid are not a subject of my pages, everyone
interested is referred to appropriate publications and s-f literature. |
For Sonia, My Beloved Daughter
I am especially indebted to: |
Mrs Danuta Cieslak, PhD Mrs Laurence Rougeot Mr Janusz Zajda |
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