Chasing chariots

The present work is the result of the First International Chariot Conference, jointly organised by the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC) and the American University in Cairo (AUC) (30 November to 2 December 2012). The intention of the conference was to make a broad assessment of the current state of knowledge about chariots in Egypt and the Near East, and to provide a forum for discussion.A wide variety of papers are included, ranging from overviews to more detailed studies focusing on a specific topic. These include philology, iconography, archaeology, engineering, history, and conservation. The book is of interest to scholars as well as anyone with an interest in ancient technology, transportation, or warfare.Contents:A Survey of the Diplomatic Role of the Charioteers in the Ramesside PeriodMohamed Raafat AbbasA Possible Chariot Canopy for TutankhamunEdwin C. BrockVehicle of the Sun: The Royal Chariot in the New KingdomAmy M. CalvertStudying the Six Chariots from the Tomb of Tutankhamun - An UpdateJoost CrouwelThe Introduction of the Light, Horse-Drawn Chariot and the Role of Archery in the Near East at the Transition from the Middle to the Late Bronze Ages: Is there a Connection?Hermann GenzOn Urartian ChariotsBilcan Gökce, Kenan Isik & Hatice DegirmenciogluChariots in the Daily Life of New Kingdom Egypt: A Survey of Production, Distribution and Use in TextsOle HerslundThe Chariot as a Mode of Locomotion in Civil ContextsHeidi Köpp-JunkThe Chariot that Plunders Foreign Lands: 'The Hymn to the King in His Chariot'Colleen ManassaA Glimpse into the Workshops of the Chariotry of Qantir-Piramesse - Stone and Metal Tools of Site Q ISilvia PrellWagons and Carts in the 3rd Millennium BC Syrian Jazirah: A Study through the DocumentationMattia RaccidiDepictional Study of Chariot Use in New Kingdom EgyptLisa SabbahyArt and Imperial Ideology: Remarks on the Depiction of Royal Chariots on Wall Reliefs in New-Kingdom Egypt and the Neo-Assyrian EmpireArianna SaccoChariots' Inner Dynamics: Springs and Rotational InertiasBela I. SandorAn Alternative Theory for 'Bit-Wear' Found on the Lower Second Premolar of the Buhen HorseYukiko SasadaEgyptian Chariots: Departing for WarAnthony SpalingerCharging Chariots: Progress Report on the Tano Chariot in the Egyptian Museum CairoAndré J. Veldmeijer, Salima Ikram & Lucy Skinner