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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.4977 cm} p{0.4977 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Uluburun shipwreck - Context}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Near Southern Turkey, c.14\textasciicircum{}th\textasciicircum{} century BCE.} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Bronze Age shipwreck, provides insight into maritim and terrestrial trade in Mediterranean.} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Site revealed copper ingots arranged in rows.} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Computer modeling has allowed reconstructions of what the ship looked like and how its cargo was arranged - the wooden hull had deteriorated and the ship is placed on a slope off which some artifacts tumbled over the years.} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 5) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{(Pulak, 2012)} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.84149 cm} x{3.13551 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Uluburun shipwreck - Cargo}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{10 tons of copper ingots, 1 ton of tin ingots (note that copper and tin together make bronze, kinda important in the Bronze Age), pottery storage jars, 24 stone anchors.} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Much of the perishable cargo would have disappeared because of the aquatic environment.} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Elite/royal cargo?\{\{nl\}\} - Faience beads, inlaid seashell rings, ostrich eggshell vases...\{\{nl\}\} - Gold and silver jewelry.} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} The {\bf{copper ingots}} & - Pure Cypriot copper (origin deduced from lead-isotope analysis).\{\{nl\}\} - Ingots very carefully loaded into rows to minimise slippage. \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 6) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} The {\bf{tin ingots}} & - Most lost due to corrosion, but chemical analysis reveals very pure tin. \{\{nl\}\} - Tin = quite rare in Bronze Age Mediterranean.\{\{nl\}\} - Lead-isotope analysis suggests origins in Taurus Mountains and a source near Afghanistan. \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 10) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} The {\bf{Cypriot pottery}} & - Included oil lamps, milk bowls...\{\{nl\}\} - Cypriot wares found in very high concentration at Uluburun. \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 5) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{(Pulak, 2012)} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Uluburun shipwreck - Copper Ingots}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/anais-pe_1748098047_Uluburun_1.jpg}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Uluburun shipwreck - Trade}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Illustrates Bronze Age trade routes which connect Egypt, Cyprus and the Aegean.} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Royal gift exchange conducted directly by palatial institutions?} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Long-distance trade = high risk endeavour which requires many preparations} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Some private merchants engaging in domestic trade, but most of long-distance = controlled by some form of elite group.} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{(Pulak, 2012)} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.4977 cm} p{0.4977 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{The Uluburun Mouse}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Dispersal of the house mouse is agreed to be linked to stowaway transport in grain and foodstuff cargo.} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Before Uluburun, evidence resided in zooarchaeological evidence, without direct archaeological evidence.} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Uluburun produced small mouse mandible.} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Mouse also provides information about the route of the ship before its sinking.} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Phenotypic analysis of the mandible suggests it most likely originated from Syria.} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{(Cucchi, 2008)} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.73232 cm} x{1.46464 cm} x{2.38004 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{New Kingdom Key Chronology}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} c. \seqsplit{1550-1525} & {\emph{Ahmose}} & Defeats the Hyksos, reaches 2\textasciicircum{}nd\textasciicircum{} cataract in Nubia. \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} c. \seqsplit{1525-1504} & {\emph{Amenhotep I}} & Campaigns up to 3\textasciicircum{}rd\textasciicircum{} cataract in Nubia, establishes Deir el-Medina. \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} c. \seqsplit{1504-1492} & {\emph{Thutmose I}} & Defeats Kush + destroys Kerma, campaigns in Syria. \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} c. \seqsplit{1492-1479} & {\emph{Thutmose II}} & Quashes rebellions in Kush. \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} c. \seqsplit{1479-1458} & {\emph{Hatshepsut/Thutmose III}} & Expedition to Punt, a lot of temple building. \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 3) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} c. \seqsplit{1473-1458} & {\emph{Thutmose III}} & Campaigns in Syria + Palestine, establishes full control of Nubia. Initiates destruction of many temples. \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 6) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} c. \seqsplit{1427-1400} & {\emph{Amenhotep II}} & Diplomatic contacts in the Near East after military campaigns. \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 4) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} c. \seqsplit{1400-1390} & {\emph{Thutmose IV}} & is also around. \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{(Van de Mieroop, 2021)} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.4977 cm} p{0.4977 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Amarna - Overview}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{New Kingdom}} (1550-1069 BCE).} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Amarna = new capital city during the reign of Amenhotep IV (also known as {\bf{Akhetaten}}).} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Residence of royal family, but site abandoned shortly after construction.} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Attempt to replace tradition with new religion.} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Range of social status within city.} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{(Scarre, 2018)} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{3.38436 cm} x{1.59264 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Amarna - the Workmen's Village}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Square village.} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Grid-like streets patrolled by police.} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Houses identical in floorplan and size -\textgreater{} lack of differential status? Two larger houses on edge of village - overseers.} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Pens for keeping animals.} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Police outposts and representations -\textgreater{} authority figures. & Oppression? Agency? \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.33919 cm} x{2.63781 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Amarna - Domestic Religion}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Amarna = contemporary with religious reforms by Akhenaten.} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\emph{Altars}} & W/in houses, sometimes in form of mini chapels. Examples decorated with scenes of Akhenaten and Nefertiti worshipping the Aten, but usually simple platforms. Made of mud brick. \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 9) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\emph{Vertical niches}} & Religious significance or architectural practicality? \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\emph{Domestic reliefs and inscriptions}} & Amuletic images, some relating to the cult of the Aten. \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\emph{Statues + figurines + ostraca}} & Anthropomorphic figurines f fertility deities and figurines of animals. \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{(Stevens, 2003)} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.74195 cm} x{3.23505 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Amarna - Cemeteries}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\emph{Non-elite cemeteries}} & Rock-cut tombs, mixture of adults and children. Grave goods included pottery and botanical remains. 2 small pyramid structures found - used as landscape modifiers? \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 7) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & Separate burial grounds in north Amarna show variability, not turning up any wooden coffins and less artifacts. \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 5) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{At least 10,000-13,000 people buried on the east bank cemeteries of Amarna.} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Commitment to Akhenaten's vision? Influence of death and burial practices on urban development? Death as a driving force for the formation of a city?} \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Domestic elements reflected in elite tombs, considered as houses for the dead.} \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{(Stevens, 2018)} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.9908 cm} x{2.9862 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Deir el-Medina - Context}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{New Kingdom, Ramesside worker village.} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{18\textasciicircum{}th\textasciicircum{}-20\textasciicircum{}th\textasciicircum{} Dynasties (Amenhotep I, Ramesses XI)} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{West bank of Luxor.} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Deir el-Medina = "Monastery of the Town".} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Excellent preservation becasue of dry desert context.} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Large administrative record on papyri and ostracaand ostraca, including} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Two necropolises, one with many child burials from the 20\textasciicircum{}th\textasciicircum{} Dynasty.} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} Notable deities worshipped: & Amun-Re, Hathor, Thoth, Ptah, Osiris, Horus... \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{(Souto Castro, 2018; Van de Mieroop, 2021)} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.63781 cm} x{2.33919 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Deir el-Medina - Religion}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Good example of personal religion.} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Similar in some ways to Tell el-Amarna. & {\emph{e,g, chapels, altars, amulets...}} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Role of theology in daily lives -\textgreater{} "Theology of will".} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{"Private religion" refers to worship in domestic contexts.} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Distinction between everyday relevance and interaction with a {\emph{ private deity}} as common practice in ancient Egypt v. {\emph{popularised deities }}involved in official cults.} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{(Souto Castro, 2018)} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.18988 cm} x{2.78712 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Deir el-Medina - Domestic Religion}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Houses structured as a front room and a sitting room.} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\emph{Domestic platforms - lit clos}} & Rectangular platform in the front room. Could have been surrounded by walls (elevated beds?), but more recent research has suggested that the front rooms may not have been roofed - platforms woul dhave therefore been located in open court areas. Most likely used for ritual since in open. front and public space. \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 15) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & Altars with ancestral busts in niches? \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Other evidence ({\emph{e.g. false doors/vertical niches}}) as evidence of ancestor worship.} \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\emph{Ancestor busts}} & Small amulet size to 50 cm busts. Found as early the Old Kingdom. Depict loved ones in their lives. \tn % Row Count 26 (+ 5) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} {\emph{Letters to the dead}} & Found inassociation with ancestor busts. Communication between the living and dead, written on pottery and jar stands. \tn % Row Count 32 (+ 6) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{(Souto Castro, 2018)} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{References for your humble perusal}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Cucchi, T. (2008) 'Uluburun shipwreck stowaway house mouse: molar shape analysis and indirect clues about the vessel's last journey', Journal of Archaeological Science, 35(11), pp. 2953–2959. Available at: \seqsplit{https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2008.06.016.}} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 6) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Scarre, C. (2018) 'The Human Past: World Prehistory and the Development of Human Societies', 4th edn. London: Thames and Hudson.} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Souto Castro, I. (2018) 'The religious context at the village of Deir el-Medina'. Available at: \seqsplit{https://www.academia.edu/36594107/4\_The\_religious\_context\_at\_the\_village\_of\_Deir\_el\_Medina\_Iria\_SOUTO\_CASTRO.}} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 5) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Stevens, A. (2003) 'The Material Evidence for Domestic Religion at Amarna and Preliminary Remarks on Its Interpretation', Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 89, pp. 143–168.} \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 4) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Stevens, A. (2018) 'Death and the City: The Cemeteries of Amarna in Their Urban Context', Cambridge Archaeological Journal, 28(1), pp. 103–126. Available at: \seqsplit{https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959774317000592.}} \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 5) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Pulak, C. (2012) 'Uluburun Shipwreck', in E.M. Cline (ed.) The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean. Oxford University Press, p. 862-876. Available at: \seqsplit{https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199873609.013.0064.}} \tn % Row Count 28 (+ 5) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Van de Mieroop, M. (2021) A History of Ancient Egypt. 2nd edn. Hoboken and West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell.} \tn % Row Count 31 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}