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Egyptian Seafaring Expeditions and the Land of Punt : Long-Distance Trade in the Red Sea During the Middle Kingdom.
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boston :
BRILL,
2018.
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| Colección: | Culture and History of the Ancient near East Ser.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; Seafaring Expeditions to Punt in the Middle Kingdom; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; 1 Egyptian Long-distance Trade, Pharaonic Expeditions and Direct Control of Sources of Raw Materials in Northeast Africa and the Sinai in the Middle Kingdom; 1 Introduction; 2 Mining Turquoise and Copper in the Sinai; 3 The Harbor Site at Ayn Soukhna; 4 Mining Galena at Gebel Zeit; 5 Mining Gold and Quarrying Stone in the Wadi Hammamat; 6 Nubian Resources and Egyptian Occupation.
- 7 The Harbor at Mersa/Wadi Gawasis in the Context of Mining/Quarrying Expeditions and Interrelations in Northeast Africa in the Middle Kingdom2 Archaeological Investigations at Mersa/Wadi Gawasis; 1 The Pharaonic Harbor at Mersa/Wadi Gawasis; 2 Archaeological Investigations at Mersa/Wadi Gawasis; 3 Evidence of Ships and Cargo Boxes; 4 Sealings, Stelae and Ostraca; 5 Ceramics; 6 Stone Tools; 7 Plant and Animal Remains; 8 Environmental Context of the Harbor Site; 9 Chronology of the Harbor Site; 10 Summary: Archaeological and Geological Investigations at Mersa/Wadi Gawasis.
- 3 Spatial Use of the Mersa/Wadi Gawasis Harbor in the 12th Dynasty1 Overview; 2 The Eastern Terrace; 3 The Harbor; 4 Central Terrace and Western Terrace Top; 5 Western Terrace Slope; 6 Western Terrace Slope, North; 7 Western Terrace Slope, South; 8 Caves 2 and 3; 9 Cave 5; 10 Cave 7 and the Alcove Shrine; 11 Harbor Edge; 12 Production Area; 13 Ramps (Slipways?); 14 Western Terrace, Southern Slope; 15 Beach Area above the Harbor; 16 Stelae Associated with the Gallery-Caves; 17 Spatial Organization of the Harbor of Saww Compared to the Harbors at Ayn Soukhna and Wadi el-Jarf.
- 4 Organization of Mersa/Wadi Gawasis Seafaring Expeditions in the 12th Dynasty: The Textual Evidence1 Textual Evidence at Mersa/Wadi Gawasis; 2 Stelae; 3 Cargo Box Inscriptions; 4 Sealings and Papyri; 5 Ostraca; 6 Two Wooden Tags; 7 Dates of Known Expeditions Based on Textual Evidence; 8 Translation by Eugene Cruz-Uribe? of the Hieroglyphic Text of the Ankhu Stela (Eastern Jamb, Central Block, and Western Jamb) Found at Mersa/Wadi Gawasis by A.M. Sayed; 5 Organization of Seafaring Expeditions from Mersa/Wadi Gawasis in the 12th Dynasty: Archaeological Evidence at the Harbor.
- 1 Archaeological Evidence of Seafaring Expeditions at Mersa/Wadi Gawasis2 Shipbuilding; 3 Ship Technology; 4 Ship Wood; 5 Cargo Boxes; 6 Rope/Ship Rigging; 7 Linen: Ship Sails, Caulking, and Clothing; 8 Copper Alloy Strips for Ship Timber Fastenings; 9 Other Expedition Supplies: Clothing, Footwear, Camp Furnishings; 10 Egyptian Ceramics at the Harbor Site; 11 Non-Egyptian Ceramics at the Harbor Site; 12 Shelter for Expedition Members; 13 Food Supplies and Storage, Food Processing and Baking/Cooking; 14 Local Production of Stone Tools; 15 Non-Egyptian Stone Tools at the Harbor Site.