Tell el-Dab'a XXII "Der Mund der beiden Wege" : Die Siedlung und der Tempelbezirk des Mittleren Reiches von Ezbet Ruschdi
The final and comprehensive publication of the archaeological results of excavations by the Austrian Archaeological Institute at the site of Ezbet Rushdi (area "R/I") within the broader archaeological region of Tell el-Daba in the eastern Nil-delta. A Temple and a settlement site were inve...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | German |
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Wien
Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
[2015], 2015
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| Series: | Östereichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Denkscriften fer Gesamtakademie
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | The final and comprehensive publication of the archaeological results of excavations by the Austrian Archaeological Institute at the site of Ezbet Rushdi (area "R/I") within the broader archaeological region of Tell el-Daba in the eastern Nil-delta. A Temple and a settlement site were investigated, both of Middle Kingdom origin |
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| Item Description: | "SCIEM 2000"--Page 4 of cover. - "Tell el-Dab'a XXII is the comprehensive final publication of the results of an excavation by the Cairo branch of the Austrian Archaeological Institute in the area of Ezbet Rushdi, northeast of Tell el-Dab'a (Area R/I). A first excavation at that site in the 1950's by the Egyptian Antiquities Organisation had revealed the existence of a large mud brick temple plus surrounding settlement structures of the 12th dynasty date. The Austrian archaeological work in 1996 under the directorship of Manfred Bietak has the initial scope to re-examine the previous results and to clarify some details. However, it developed into a more substantial excavation held in two campaigns, which yielded many new results and finds. The temple building was re-studied; it could be established that it was founded not earlier than the middle-12th dynasty (probably in the fifth year of Sesostris III). A previous settlement beneath the temple was newly discovered"--Page 4 of cover |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource illustrations (some color), plans |
| ISBN: | 3700169949 9783700169949 |