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1. 1. Egyptology in the Periphery. Valdemar Schmidt and the making of Egyptology in Denmark 1872–1925

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Historia

   Author : Andreas Alm; [2019]
   Keywords : Egyptology; History of Egyptology; Archaeology; Denmark; Scandinavia; Egypt; History of Humanities; Periphery; 19th Century; 20th Century; World War I; Mummies; Museums; Mummy unwrapping; Egyptomania; History and Archaeology;

   Abstract : Egyptology in the 19th and early 20th centuries developed simultaneously with increased imperial presence in Egypt by the European imperial powers, which would have influence on how the discipline was practised. The history of Egyptology has for this reason primarily focused on the big four – Great Britain, France, Germany and USA – and on Egypt itself. READ MORE