Weight and Value in pre-coinage societies :

Michailidou, Anna.

Weight and Value in pre-coinage societies : an introduction / Anna Michailidou. - Athens ; Paris : Kentron Ellenikes kai Romaikes Archaiotetos ; Diffusion De Boccard, 2005. - v. (172 p.) : ill. ; 28 cm. - Meletemata ; 42. . - Meletemata (Kentron Hellēnikēs kai Rōmaikēs Archaiotētos) ; 42. .

Includes bibliographical references and footnotes.

[v. 1]. Proloque -- Material Evidence and the Relation between Weight and Value -- Exchanging Commodities : Giving Sandals, Sending Cloth, Rendering Services -- The Value of Humans as a Commodity : Some Evidence from Egypt and the Near East -- Data Bank of Selected Bibliography.

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Meter (Unit)--Measurement--Egypt (Ancient)--Standards.
Weights and measures--History.
Standards of length--History.
Measuring instruments--History.

QC101 / M53 2005