The Eastern Desert of Egypt during the Greco-Roman Period: Archaeological Reports
Institut des civilisationsÉditeur : Collège de France
Lieu d’édition : Paris
Publication sur OpenEdition Books : 14 septembre 2018
Collection : Institut des civilisations
Année d’édition : 2018
Présentation
The Eastern Desert of Egypt extends over a vast area of mountains and sandy plains between the Nile and the Red Sea. Its natural riches –gold, gems and high quality stones (such as granite from Mons Claudianus, Tiberianè or Ophiatès, porphyry from Porphyritès, basanites [greywacke] from the Wâdi al-Hammâmât, etc.)– have, despite the difficulties due to harsh climatic conditions, been exploited since the Predynastic period. The Pharaohs, the Ptolemies and the Roman emperors often sent expeditions to extract these minerals and stones.
The desert was also a passageway for all sorts of traffic coming from countries bordering the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. Expeditions and commercial activities, which started from time of the Old Kingdom, greatly expanded during the Ptolemaic and Roman periods. Trade focused on spices initially, fragrant resins and gems, then in the Roman period, on a wide range of exotic products including pearls, precious stones, fabrics, etc.
The archaeological sites of this region were practically inaccessible for logistical reasons until recently and they were, until now, exceptionally well preserved. Between the late 1970’s and 2012, American, English, Italian and French teams were able to explore or search hundreds of sites, significantly improving our understanding of gold mining under the Ptolemies and the Byzantine emperors, granite and porphyry quarries opened by the Roman emperors, and trade with Arabia and India through the ports of Myos Hormos and Berenike…
Sommaire
Jean-Pierre Brun, Thomas Faucher, Bérangère Redon et al.
IntroductionLaure Pantalacci
Coptos, Gate to the Eastern DesertHélène Cuvigny
A Survey of Place-Names in the Egyptian Eastern Desert during the Principate according to the Ostraca and the InscriptionsJean-Pierre Brun
Chronology of the Forts of the Routes to Myos Hormos and Berenike during the Graeco-Roman PeriodMichel Reddé
The Fortlets of the Eastern Desert of EgyptAdam Bülow-Jacobsen
Quarries with SubtitlesWilfried Van Rengen
Some Topographical Problems around Myos Hormos: Philotera-PhiloterisIrene Bragantini, Giulio Lucarini, Andrea Manzo et al.
The Italian Archaeological Mission in the Eastern Desert: First Results from the Area of Wâdi GasusMartine Leguilloux
The Exploitation of Animals in the Roman Praesidia on the Routes to Myos Hormos and to Berenike: on Food, Transport and CraftsmanshipMarijke Van der Veen, Charlène Bouchaud, René Cappers et al.
Roman Life in the Eastern Desert of Egypt: Food, Imperial Power and GeopoliticsCharlène Bouchaud, Claire Newton, Marijke Van der Veen et al.
Fuelwood and Wood Supplies in the Eastern Desert of Egypt during Roman TimesLise Bender Jørgensen
Textiles from Mons Claudianus, ‘Abu Sha’ar and other Roman Sites in the Eastern Desert.Felicity Wild et John Peter Wild
Textile Contrasts at BerenikePascale Ballet
Pottery from the Wâdi al-Hammâmât. Contexts and Chronology (Excavations of the Institut français d’archéologie orientale 1987-1989)Steven E. Sidebotham
Overview of Fieldwork at Berenike 1994-2015Martin Hense
The Great Temple of BerenikeJean Gascou
Documentary and Literary News on ClysmaJean-Luc Fournet
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