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Titel: Egyptian and Imported Pottery from the Red Sea port of Mersa Gawsis, Egypt
Zustand: Neu
ISBN-10: 1784919039
EAN: 9781784919030
ISBN: 9781784919030
Verlag: Archaeopress Archaeology
Produktart: Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.06.2018
Description: The unique site of Mersa Gawasis was a base for seaborne trade along the Red Sea coast during the Middle Kingdom. The Egyptians’ purpose was to trade with Punt for incense and other exotic materials. There is little evidence of any permanent structures at the site apart from man-made caves in which shipping equipment was stored between expeditions. The pottery is, therefore, amongst the most significant evidence for human activity here. Vessel types include many marl C jars, but other kinds of vessels including significant foreign material also occur, some in large quantities. This variety of vessels and the careful reuse of potsherds is central to an understanding of specific and day to day domestic activities and of how the site operated. Mersa Gawasis has many vessel forms of the 12th and Early 13th dynasties. Epigraphic evidence closely dates the site, helping to confirm and underpin an understanding of vessel types and technologies within the ceramic chronology of the period. This volume presents the site’s wide variety of ceramic material, offering also an interpretation of what pottery reveals about activities at the site. The author and excavation photographer have worked together to enhance details of the text with specific photographs.
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellungsland und -region: GB
Höhe: 290mm
Länge: 205mm
Breite: 10mm
Gewicht: 733g
Autor: Sally Wallace-Jones
Contributor: Andrea Manzo (Contributions by), Mary Ownby (Contributions by), Karin Kopetzky (Contributions by)
Genre: History
Buchreihe: Archaeopress Egyptology
Title Format: Taschenbuch

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