Archaeological Sites of the Nile Delta of Egypt

A Gazetteer

AvJeffrey Spencer

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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Beskrivning

Archaeological Sites of the Nile Delta of Egypt is intended to be a directory, providing an overview and a direction to original sources, without seeking to republish all the known information about each site. It makes available the data on all 783 sites in the Egypt Exploration Society’s Delta Survey.Data has been gathered from bibliographic sources, dedicated fieldwork and information from Egyptian and foreign missions, presenting a body of material previously available only in summary online. The book provides all the information in enhanced and extended form, with descriptions of each site, noting 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, alerting archaeologists and historians to the large cities, small towns, fortress and temple sites that covered the Delta in antiquity.The 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. The project has been known since 1997 as the Egypt Exploration Society’s Delta Survey (supported by the British Academy).

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-04-10
Mått:210 x 297 x 14 mm
Vikt:868 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Excavation Memoir
Antal sidor:236
Förlag:Egypt Exploration Society
ISBN:9780856982538

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Dr. Jeffrey Spencer, former Deputy Keeper in the Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan at the British Museum, has been involved in archaeological fieldwork in Egypt for the last fifty years. He was the initiator and first director of the Egypt Exploration Society’s Delta Survey project, for which he surveyed numerous sites.

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"This book is a remarkable achievement and extremely important for Delta archaeology and history. It provides a very approachable, succinct access to basic information, up to date bibliography, references to historic maps, comparative satellite imagery, and recent colour photographs of the sites. Extremely valuable is also the inclusion of information on unpublished excavations. It is a major accomplishment!"Dr. Robert Schiestl, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Germany

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceIntroduction1. Archaeological Sites in El-Beheira Governorate2. Archaeological Sites in Daqhaliya-Dumyat Governorates3. Archaeological Sites in Gharbiya Governorate4. Archaeological Sites in Giza Governorate and Greater Cairo5. Archaeological Sites in Ismailia and Port Said Governorates6. Archaeological Sites in Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate7. Archaeological Sites in Menufiya Governorate8. Archaeological Sites in Qalubiya Governorate9. Archaeological Sites in Sharqiya Governorate10. Appendix 1: Finds from Hermopolis Parva and Tell el-Moqdam11. Appendix 2: List of site names in Arabic12. Bibliography13. Maps