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Egyptological

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E·gyp·tol·o·gy  (jp-tl-j)
n.
The study of the culture and artifacts of the ancient Egyptian civilization.

E·gypto·logi·cal (-jpt-lj-kl) adj.
Egyp·tolo·gist n.


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Olbrantz traces the trajectory of American Egyptology, beginning with its inception in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, when Americans first became involved in Egyptological explorations and Egyptian relics began to appear in U.
Most recently, he made the famous discovery of the Valley of the Golden Mummies in Bahariya Oasis, the most important Egyptological find since the discovery of King Tut's tomb.
This emphasis on the social context of the visual arts and architecture is a welcome advance from the subjective stylistic judgments that have too often characterized Egyptological art history.
 
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