Il Progetto italiano nel deserto orientale egiziano tra Wadi Hamamah e Wadi Hammamat

Bragantini, Irene and Pirelli, Rosanna (2012) Il Progetto italiano nel deserto orientale egiziano tra Wadi Hamamah e Wadi Hammamat. Rivista degli Studi Orientali, 85 (1-4). pp. 73-117. ISSN 0392-4866

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Abstract

The article presents the results of the first season of fieldwork of the Italian Archaeological Mission in the Eastern Desert of Egypt. In the area of Wadi Gasus, structures of the ‘Graeco-roman station’ have been mapped and documented; fragments of saggars, pointing to the production of Egyptian blue on the site, have been identified, as well as remains of a well (hydreuma) at the bottom of the wadi. A new mining site has also been identified in the area: although working areas and huts do not show signs of repairs or modifications, the site might have been exploited over a long period of time. Analysis of the data resulting from older publications are also presented, in order to gain a deeper knowledge of the evidence than the present conditions of the sites might allow. In the meantime, the possibility that long known sites might be exploited for resources different than previously supposed is also envisaged.

Item Type:Article
Subjects:AREA 10 - Scienze dell'antichita' / filologico letterarie e storico artistiche > EGITTOLOGIA E CIVILTA' COPTA
ID Code:1826
Deposited By:Prof Irene Bragantini
Deposited On:12 Sep 2013 08:10
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