Conference Presentations by Ginger-Rose Harrington
The Egyptological theory that the so-called “collapse” of the Old Kingdom was triggered by a shor... more The Egyptological theory that the so-called “collapse” of the Old Kingdom was triggered by a short-term aridification event, although popular, is problematic at best. This work addresses the inexcusable reticence of this dialogue to the overwhelming evidence that the climatological events experienced during the First Intermediate Period, namely severe drought and agricultural hardship, were long-term effects of an extended period of landscape evolution to which the Egyptian people adapted over time. It argues, based on Commodity Theory and other psychological research, that the fundamental cognitive effect any resource’s heightened unavailability is an increase in its value, and that, therefore, worsening agricultural yield-losses effectuated profound and measurable changes to Egyptian economic life at least by Dynasty Four. During this time, several economizing architectural trends first emerge from the archaeological record, followed by a shift towards the frequent integration of at-risk foodstuffs into the offering cult via metaphor. Later, as agricultural hardships intensified, psychology also relates resource unavailability to higher rates of property crime during the First Intermediate Period. Thus, as part of a growing body of climatological research into the late-Old Kingdom and First Intermediate Period, the present work advocates for greater integration of psychological theory into this discourse.
Papers by Ginger-Rose Harrington
Göttinger Miszellen, 2020
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Göttinger Miszellen, 2020
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Conference Presentations by Ginger-Rose Harrington
Papers by Ginger-Rose Harrington