Egyptian Delta Archaeology

Egyptian Delta Archaeology

Author: Ben van den Bercken

Publisher:

Published: 2021-09-13

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 9789464260106

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Short studies concerning Egyptian Nile Delta related excavations and museum objects in honor of Willem van Haarlem on the occasion of his retirement as curator at the Allard Pierson Museum, Amsterdam.


Egyptian Delta Archaeology

Egyptian Delta Archaeology

Author: Ben van den Bercken

Publisher:

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9789464260113

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If you want to understand ancient Egypt, the Nile Delta is of key importance. Excavations and surveys in the Delta keep unearthing new information about how the ancient Egyptians lived, how they envisaged the afterlife and how they interacted with other cultures. The study of finds from the Delta gives us a glimpse into the beliefs and everyday life of the ancient Egyptians.00From 1979 to 2014 Willem van Haarlem worked on several archaeological sites in the Nile Delta, focusing on the excavations at Tell Ibrahim Awad in the eastern Delta from 1991 onward. At the same time he was curator of Egyptian Antiquities at the Allard Pierson, the heritage collections of the University of Amsterdam. On the occasion of his retirement a number of archaeologists, Egyptologists and museum curators have written a series of short studies in his honour, varying from current excavation results from Delta sites to new or renewed research into museum objects from this region. This book offers a rich palette of subjects to scholars interested in Delta archaeology and above all provides hitherto unpublished materials from excavations and museum depots that will inspire the next generation of Nile Delta scholars.0.


Archaeological Sites of the Nile Delta of Egypt

Archaeological Sites of the Nile Delta of Egypt

Author: Jeffrey Spencer

Publisher: Egypt Exploration Society

Published: 2024-04-15

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 0856982555

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This volume presents the results of a research project extending over four decades on the identification, location and character of the archaeological sites of Lower Egypt, continued since 1997 as the Egypt Exploration Society's Delta Survey, supported by the British Academy. Data has been gathered from bibliographic sources, dedicated fieldwork and information from Egyptian and foreign missions to present a body of material previously available only in summary online. The present volume provides all the information in enhanced and extended form, with descriptions of each site, noting especially changes in condition over time, previous discoveries and current fieldwork, together with key references to bibliographic or other sources. This is an essential index of the ancient settlements of the Delta, alerting archaeologists and historians to the large cities, small towns, fortress and temple sites that covered the Delta in antiquity.


Alexandria’s Hinterland

Alexandria’s Hinterland

Author: Mohamed Kenawi

Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd

Published: 2014-11-17

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 1784910155

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This volume contains detailed information about 63 sites and shows, amongst other things, that the viticulture of the western delta was significant in Ptolemaic and Roman periods, as well as a network of interlocking sites, which connected with the rest of Egypt, Alexandria, North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean and Aegean.


Kom el-Hisn (ca. 2500-1900 BC)

Kom el-Hisn (ca. 2500-1900 BC)

Author: Anthony J. Cagle

Publisher: Lockwood Press

Published: 2016-09-30

Total Pages: 501

ISBN-13: 1937040542

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This volume presents the findings of three seasons of excavation in the 1980s at Kom el-Hisn, "the mound of the fortress," in the northwest Nile Delta. This provincial community was often in the orbit of Memphis, the capital and administrative center of Egypt's Old Kingdom period. Small areas of occupations of the First Intermediate and early Middle Kingdom periods were also excavated. One of the goals of the excavations was to complement and compare the substantial ancient textual record of this era with Kom el-Hisn's archaeological record because such evidence is sparse for Lower Egypt between about 2500 and 1800 BC. The findings presented here reveal the complexity of small Old Kingdom settlements in the context of the Memphite state organization and shed light on the changing relationships of this administrative center with its provincial communities. Kom el-Hisn's faunal, floral, lithic, and architectural remains are presented and discussed in detail, as are some theoretical and methodological issues relevant to this research. With contributions by Paul E. Buck, Anthony J. Cagle, Michal Kobusiewicz, Karla Kroeper, Richard R. Redding, Sarah Sterling, Robert J. Wenke, Wilma Wetterstrom, Anna Wodzinska, and Alexandra Witsell.


The Delta Survey

The Delta Survey

Author: A. Jeffrey Spencer

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780856982255

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This volume presents the results of recent explorations carried out by Jeffrey and Patricia Spencer for the Egypt Exploration Society's Delta Survey. The sites considered here were identified in the course of preliminary inspections to possess some features worthy of additional investigation by magnetometer survey or by limited excavation.


The Archaeology of Urbanism in Ancient Egypt

The Archaeology of Urbanism in Ancient Egypt

Author: Nadine Moeller

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2016-04-18

Total Pages: 449

ISBN-13: 1107079756

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This book presents the latest archaeological evidence that makes a case for Egypt as an early urban society. It traces the emergence of urban features during the Predynastic Period up to the disintegration of the powerful Middle Kingdom state (ca. 3500-1650 BC).


The Archaeology of Ancient Egypt

The Archaeology of Ancient Egypt

Author: Douglas J. Brewer

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-08-20

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 052170734X

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An introduction to the archaeological study of ancient Egypt which bridges the gap between disciplines by explaining how archaeologists tackle various problems.


The Ancient Egyptians and the Natural World

The Ancient Egyptians and the Natural World

Author: Salima Ikram

Publisher:

Published: 2021-12-03

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9789464260366

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Diverse bioarchaeological studies (using both traditional as well as innovative and advanced technologies), covering topics as varied as food, the mummification industry, and health and diseases, giving new insight into how the ancient Egyptians interacted with the flora and fauna that surrounded them.


From the Delta to the Cataract

From the Delta to the Cataract

Author: Alejandro Jiménez-Serrano

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2015-05-26

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9004293450

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This volume in honour of Mohamed el-Bialy offers 22 contributions by his friends and colleagues in appreciation for many years of true cooperation during his long career in Egyptian Archaeology. The articles deal with a wide range of topics and cover a time span from prehistory to the Byzantine Era. Unpublished objects and texts as well as results of most recent field research are presented by leading scholars in archaeology, Egyptology, architectural history and religious studies. The focus on the regions of Aswan and Ancient Thebes reflects the particular research interests of the honoree and his constant efforts to protect the archaeological heritage at these two centers of Ancient Egyptian civilization.