Gene Kritsky

Gebundenes Buch

The Tears of Re

Beekeeping in Ancient Egypt

Beschreibung

Entomologist Gene Kritsky presents the first full-length discussion of the ways in which bees were a part of life in ancient Egypt. From the presence of bees in paintings and hieroglyphs in tombs to the use of beeswax in a variety of products, bees had a significant presence in ancient Egyptian culture.

Autor

Gene Kritsky holds a PhD in Entomology and specialized in the history of biology. He was a Fulbright Scholar to Egypt in 1981-2, where he began his research in Egyptology. He has published several papers on Egyptian beekeeping, mythology, Egyptological history, and archaeology. Kritsky is now the Chair of Biology at Mount St. Joseph University.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. November 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 159mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 438g
• ISBN-13: 9780199361380
• ISBN-10: 019936138X
• Artikelnr.: 42797083