Archaeological Sites of the Nile Delta of Egypt: A Gazetteer
Archaeological Sites of the Nile Delta of Egypt is a directory, making available the data on all 783 of the 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 in order to present 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 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. 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).
- ISBN: 9780856982538 (paperback); 9780856982552 (eBook)
- Published: April 2024
- Size: 297 × 210 mm
- Pages: 224
Contents:
Preface | Introduction | 1. Archaeological Sites in El-Beheira Governorate | 2. Archaeological Sites in Daqhaliya-Dumyat Governorates | 3. Archaeological Sites in Gharbiya Governorate | 4. Archaeological Sites in Giza Governorate and Greater Cairo | 5. Archaeological Sites in Ismailia and Port Said Governorates | 6. Archaeological Sites in Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate | 7. Archaeological Sites in Menufiya Governorate | 8. Archaeological Sites in Qalubiya Governorate | 9. Archaeological Sites in Sharqiya Governorate | 10. Appendix 1: Finds from Hermopolis Parva and Tell el-Moqdam | 11. Appendix 2: List of site names in Arabic | 12. Bibliography | 13. Maps
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This book is a remarkable achievement and extremely important for Delta archaeology and history!
This comprehensive publication … is sure to become an essential reference for archaeological research of sites and settlement patterns in Lower Egypt for decades to come.
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