The tears of Re : beekeeping in ancient Egypt
Record details
- ISBN: 9780199361380
- ISBN: 019936138X
- ISBN: 9780199361397
- ISBN: 0199361398
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Physical Description:
1 online resource
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Computer data. - Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Content descriptions
General Note: | CatMonthString:july.20 Multi-User. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Beekeeping begins -- The delight of Re: beekeeping during the Old Kingdom -- Instability and reunification: beekeeping during the Middle Kingdom -- The age of empire: beekeeping during the New Kingdom -- The Saite period -- The Greco-Roman period -- The honey bee hieroglyph -- The administration and economics of Egyptian beekeeping -- Bees and food -- Honey and healing -- Bees, gods, and feasts -- The magic of beeswax -- The afterlife of ancient Egyptian beekeeping. |
Type of Computer File or Data Note: | Text (HTML), electronic book. |
System Details Note: | Mode of access: Internet. |
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access restricted by subscription. Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. |
Issuing Body Note: | Made available online by EBSCO. |
Source of Description Note: | Print version record. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Bee culture -- Egypt -- History Bee products -- Egypt -- History Honey -- Egypt -- History Bee culture Bee products Honey TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General Egypt Multi-User. |
Genre: | Electronic books. Electronic books. History. |