法老时代埃及土地私有化现象研究

纵观古代埃及历史发展进程,国家始终拥有土地的所有权,而国王就是土地的所有者。尽管法老时代埃及私有化进程相对迟缓,但是在土地占有形式上仍然发生着变化。土地的私有化进程发端于国王的馈赠,并通过土地买卖和继承而不断深化和加快。古王国和中王国时期,祭田成为埃及个人土地占有的基本形式。而到了新王国时期,士兵的屯田成为古代埃及个人土地占有的主要形式。无论是土地的买卖、租赁、继承、转让,以及由此而来的土地纠纷,都是基于土地的私有化。土地的登记制度则揭示了国家对私有土地的承认,而相关土地法规的制定则基于国家对私有财产,特别是小块地产的保护。     

埃及不容再有法老

几天之间,埃及总统穆尔西的形象经历了过山车式的变化：从革命之子和埃及历史上第一位民选总统,蜕变为集权者和新法老。     

古代埃及人的外族观念

古代埃及人早期有关外族的概念主要受地理位置和气候环境的影响。王权产生以后,统治者把外族问题政治化和仪式化,试图借此来强调手中权力的合法性和中央集权制度的必要性。综合分析古代埃及统治阶层的宣传性文献,并对照考古发掘结果,可以更加全面地认识古代埃及人对外族的想象和与外族的实际交往情况。     

古代埃及的档案

公元前4000年代,古埃及人在尼罗河流域创造了光辉灿烂的化,发明了象形字,产生了用字记载下来的各种献记录,形成了埃及奴隶制国家最早的档案。古代埃及档案献的种类齐全,内容丰富。并设有专门的档案保管库,充分为埃及法老政府所利用,促进了古代埃及的化、艺术和科学技术的发展。     

法老时代的埃及妇女在家庭中的地位

在埃及学领域 ,学者们普遍认为法老时代的埃及妇女享有很高的地位 ,但迄今却鲜有成果全面系统地论述这一问题。本文依据文献和考古资料 ,从埃及妇女在家庭经济生活中的地位、夫妻间的感情、母亲的地位和角色等三个方面予以探讨 ,并对其原因进行剖析。     

古埃及的塞德节与王权

塞德节是古埃及的重要节日,是法老参与演出的最古老、最重要的宗教典礼之一,与王权关系密切.节日在法老认为必要的时候举办,以庆祝法老顺利统治一定年限和更新王权为目的,但以后者为核心.在节日游行和一系列或公开或神秘的仪式过程中,塞德节巧妙地利用节日氛围,使全国人民再次认可了法老的合法统治地位和各种权力,使法老的王权以新的、更强大的面貌继续下去,在王权的实施、维持和强化中发挥了重要作用.从本质上讲,塞德节完全是在宗教和喜庆节日的外衣掩盖下,由法老和统治阶级设计和庆祝,是宣传、确认、强化和推进王权统治的典礼,维护国家权力的工具.     

法老与庶民的香水

这扑鼻的异香,属于远去的法老,也属于今天的埃及人,更属于全世界,这是暗香涌动的历史。而埃及人,降生、结婚、生子,直到死亡的整个历程,都浸润在对香水的迷恋中。     

古埃及太阳神法老阿肯那顿

背叛古埃及诸神的法老阿肯那顿(Akhenaten)及其妻奈费尔提蒂(Nefertiti)、后嗣图坦卡蒙(Tutankhamun)的命运充满了谜一般的色彩。留给今天的是3300年前被舍弃的那座王国的废墟,还有试图诋毁这位叛逆者所为的那些争议,以及人们对他这一生的各种猜测。     

论埃及托勒密王朝王权与神权的关系

托勒密王朝是古代埃及史上一个重要历史时期。法老埃及的王权与神权之间从来就不是和谐统一的,始终存在矛盾和斗争。但是,在托勒密王朝,二者的关系发生了重大变化,王权有效地控制了神权。这主要是因为托勒密王朝的国王借鉴了法老埃及的经验,采取了有利于王权的政治、经济政策,等级和阶级关系决定了宗教祭司集团不可能干涉世俗政权,文化背景也使托勒密国王从意识深处拒绝给予宗教和祭司各种权力。托勒密王朝王权与神权之间是赤裸裸的利用与被利用的关系,这也正是托勒密王朝逐渐失去本土埃及人支持的重要原因之一。     

女性执政困境：玛丽一世女性王权合法性的确立

玛丽一世作为英国历史上第一任女王,自继位伊始,其统治的合法性就充满了争议。亨利八世的婚姻案,使玛丽失去了继承王位的合法身份,爱德华六世临终遗嘱指定简·格雷作为继承人。尽管玛丽通过议会的支持处决了简并成为女王,但同西班牙的菲利普的婚姻加剧了民众对其统治合法性的质疑。中世纪晚期以来的政治理论和思想,也对女性统治充满了偏见。玛丽一世通过逐一回应对于其王权合法性的质疑,逐步确立了女性王权的合法地位。女性王权的合法确立,为后来伊丽莎白一世的继位奠定了基础,加速了民众对于女性君主王权的认同。     

The evolution of early Egyptian civilization: Issues and evidence

Egypt's cultural evolution between 4000 and 2000 B.C. is reviewed in and related to methodological and theoretical issues in contemporary archaeology. Recent archaeological evidence from the Nile Delta is analyzed in the context of the cultural integration of the Nile Valley and Delta after about 3200 B.C.     

Immunological evidence of Plasmodium falciparum infection in an Egyptian child mummy from the Early Dynastic Period

A 15–18 months old child mummy, presently housed in Turin's Museum of Anthropology, was discovered in Gebelein (Upper Egypt) during excavations carried out by the Missione Archeologica Italiana, most likely in 1914.     

Education in Maritime Archaeology: The Egyptian Case Study

The investigation of archaeological sites of maritime nature started in Egypt more than a century ago, with the discovery of the Dahshur boats (Haldane 1998) and the ancient harbour of Pharos (Jondet 1912); however, education in maritime and underwater archaeology in Egypt is still in its infancy. This paper will look at the development of maritime archaeology in Egypt as a scientific discipline and the progress achieved to date in providing Egyptian archaeologists with education and training in aspects of maritime archaeology and underwater cultural heritage.     

Pests in an ancient Egyptian harbor

Our investigations combine detailed identification and interpretation of plant remains and associated fauna and their mode of arrival in one of the rock-cut galleries, Cave 3, at the site of Mersa/Wadi Gawasis on Egypt’s Red Sea coast. The site served as a staging area and harbor from which Middle Kingdom pharaohs launched seafaring expeditions to the land of Punt in the early second millennium BC. Quantities of wood, including ship timbers, fastenings, debris related to ship dismantling and reworking, and charcoal were excavated and analyzed. Evidence of marine mollusk infestation (shipworm) was abundant in Cave 3, as were the remains of insect pests of stored foods. We also report on a unique find of a plaster “spill” that preserved the floor of Cave 3 as it was when people worked in the gallery ca. 3800 years ago. The plaster spill created a sealed deposit of plant and insect remains with a diagnostic ceramic fragment, allowing us to securely associate insect remains and “hollow” spikelets of emmer wheat (Triticum dicoccum) recovered from the gallery. An impression of the beetle Trachyderma hispida and its associated exoskeleton fragments provide new evidence of this species as a potential pest not yet reported from an archaeological grain storage site in Egypt. The finding of Tenebroides mauritanicus from the same deposit is the earliest known association of this pest with stored grains. These unique finds shed new light on the risks associated with preserving food supplies, combating pest infestation, and dealing with marine organisms on land and at sea in the pharaonic harbor.     

Possible Evidence for Homicide in an Egyptian Mummy Head

In the present paper we describe the macroscopic, radiological and histological findings for the head of an adult male Egyptian mummy, who presented with a round to oval defect of the left occipitotemporal bone covered by an almost intact layer of soft tissue and skin. The osseous defect showed infundibular widening into the cranial cavity, such as is seen in cases of depressed fracture due to a massive external force applied by a rather blunt weapon. In addition, the slightly increased thickness of the skull bone indicates that even higher mechanical force was necessary to punch out the defect than in other skulls. Because we assume that the defect occurred intravitally, the unusual constellation of this defect provides some evidence that it had occurred during a violent attack, possibly presenting the palaeopathological remnants of a case of homicide.     

古埃及护身符的制作原理、分类与文化蕴涵

护身符是古埃及宗教文化的重要艺术形式,也是古埃及人留下的文化遗产。护身符的制作遵循交感巫术原理。按照该原理可以把护身符分为3种形式:以"相似律"原理制作的护身符、以"感染率"原理制作的护身符、"相似律"与"感染律"兼有的护身符。护身符具有丰富的文化蕴涵,是古埃及人造就强势人格的法宝,也是古埃及人冥世观的集中反映,其中积淀着埃及文明的因子。护身符的运用,一方面为埃及珠宝工艺的发展带来契机,另一方面促进了埃及文明的传播。     

古史辨派的史学遗产与中国上古史体系的建设

以顾颉刚为首的古史辨派是我国20世纪20-40年代古史研究的主要派别,对我国史学尤其是上古史研究影响深远。疑古精神、对进步史观的积极追求与接纳的态度、对古史资料考信而后用之的原则、注重历史与考古研究结合的治史方法,以及建设新古史体系的设想,是古史辨派留给我们的史学遗产。新古史体系的建设道路并不平坦,搞好新古史体系建设较为根本的对策就是在总结和继承古史辨派优秀史学遗产的基础上,坚持理论创新,切实加强考古学家与历史学家的沟通与合作。