The politics of trade : Egypt and lower Nubia in the 4th millennium BC / / by Jane Roy.

• Superior document: Culture and history of the ancient Near East, v. 47
• Author: Roy, Jane.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; v. 47.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (396 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; 1. Nubia And Egypt /; 2. Egypt In Nubia /; 3. Nubia In Egypt /; 4. Inscriptional, Pictorial And Glyptic Evidence /; 5. Commodities Exchanged /; 6. The Nature Of The Beast /; Abbreviations /; References /; Index /; Plates /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-350) and index.
• ISBN: 1283120755; 9786613120755; 9004196110
• ISSN: 1566-2055
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Jane Roy.

Until recently much of the discussion regarding the A-Group has emphasised the influence of Egypt in the region. Egyptian material found in A-Group contexts has pointed to some type of exchange system between the two regions but the lack of A-Group manufactured objects in Egyptian contexts has led to the argument that the relationship was somewhat one-sided. Yet was it and how different were Egyptians and Lower Nubians during the 4th millennium BC? Re-examining the material evidence from three major archaeological salvage campaigns, and using anthropological and economic theories this book takes a fresh look at exchange patterns between Egypt and Lower Nubia. The changes and developments in these relationships potentially impacted the development towards the Egyptian state and the fate of the A-Group.