A Baroque Period : Gebel el-Silsila at the End of the 18th Dynasty
(2023) In Bibliothèque générale (BiGen) p.365-372- Abstract
- The archaeological site of Gebel el-Silsila, between Edfu and Kom Ombo, has preserved the largest ancient Egyptian quarry. Archaeologically known since the beginning of the 19th century and portrayed in the Description de l’Égypte, it was documented by the Egypt Exploration Society and Ricardo Caminos during the 1950s–1980s. However, Caminos’s thorough graphic work remains mainly unpublished, while the archaeological exploration of the site had been left untouched. The existing documentation is scarce and the bibliography has
remained very limited for such a large and important site. The site’s archaeological and historical value has been largely ignored or undervalued, long being considered mainly of interest for quarry scape... (More) - The archaeological site of Gebel el-Silsila, between Edfu and Kom Ombo, has preserved the largest ancient Egyptian quarry. Archaeologically known since the beginning of the 19th century and portrayed in the Description de l’Égypte, it was documented by the Egypt Exploration Society and Ricardo Caminos during the 1950s–1980s. However, Caminos’s thorough graphic work remains mainly unpublished, while the archaeological exploration of the site had been left untouched. The existing documentation is scarce and the bibliography has
remained very limited for such a large and important site. The site’s archaeological and historical value has been largely ignored or undervalued, long being considered mainly of interest for quarry scape specialists. These were the main reasons the Gebel el-Silsila Project was launched a decade ago by Lund University under the direction of Dr. Maria Nilsson and John Ward, with the help
of a growing and international team of specialists and students. (Less)
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- author
- Billing, Nils ; Martinez, Philippe ; Nilsson, Maria LU and Ward, John LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2023
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Gebel el-Silsila, Epigraphy, Amenhotep III, Ancient Quarry, Monuments, fieldwork, Archaeology
- host publication
- ICE XII : Proceedings of the Twelfth International Congress of Egyptologists, 3rd - 8th November 2019, Cairo - Proceedings of the Twelfth International Congress of Egyptologists, 3rd - 8th November 2019, Cairo
- series title
- Bibliothèque générale (BiGen)
- editor
- el-Aguizy, Ola and Kasparian, Burt
- issue
- 71
- pages
- 8 pages
- publisher
- IFAO
- ISSN
- 1110-2470
- ISBN
- 9782724709537
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 801a6df1-6d39-4a1a-9ea3-3b757603d17d
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- https://www.ifao.egnet.net/uploads/publications/enligne/BIGEN071_art_02.pdf
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