Ages 12 and up

    There's a lot to be learned from teeth and the Michigan team is well on its way to a social history of dentition which could well lead to major revisions.--Kirkus

    These publications established him as an Egyptologist & art historian. He also contributed essays on Egyptian woodwork & furniture as a part of the Oxford History of Technology in '54 & '56. In '55, he worked as an associate curator in the dep't of Egyptian art in the NY Metropolitan Museum of Art, with the curator, Wm C. Hayes. During his time at the Met, he improved the presentation of the exhibitions & helped identify & catalog a number of previously overlooked artifacts in storage. In '56, he returned to the Royal Scottish Museum to enhance the Egyptology team. In '61 he was promoted to keeper of art & archeology, a post he held until his '74 retirement. During his time at the RSM, he not only gave lectures but also made purchases & helped the museum vastly improve not only the Egyptology displays but also the W. African & S. Seas sections.ForewordPrefaceIntroduction: The Armana RevolutionThe historical outlineThe monuments of Akhenaten & NefertitiThe development of the Armarna style The early period The development of the Armarna styleThe later phasesIconographyThe character of Armarna artNotesCatalogueBibliographyConcordance IConcordance II

    Cohen challenges the modern view that the transi image was a mere memento mori for the living. Drawing upon 200 examples of tombs with, as well as without transi images, and upon poetry, church hymns, prayers, sermons, ceremonial texts, and wills, she demonstrates that in the course of the 15th & 16th centuries the meaning of the transi evolved, reflecting changes in religious, social and intellectual life during this period.

    Contains a number of generalities regarding the stratigraphical column. Concepts presented run counter to the views held by many earth scientists thus providing a new look at the development of ideas concerned with the creation of our planet.