Baḥariya I. The Roman fort of Qaret el-Toub I. FIFAO 62.
IFAO| N° d'inventaire | 16148 |
| Format | 25 x 33 |
| Détails | 249 p., numerous illustrations, paperback. |
| Publication | Cairo, 2012 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | |
Qaret el-Toub is one of the few sites in the north of the Bahariya oasis to have escaped the archaeological surveys carried out by Ahmed Fakhry in the 1930s and 1940s. The bedrock there hosts a cemetery used from the end of the Old Kingdom to the High Roman Empire, which is part of the vast ring of necropolises surrounding the agglomeration of Psôbthis, ancient capital of the "Little Oasis". In the last quarter of the 3rd century, castra were installed over the tombs, at the end of the caravan trails coming from the south (Darb el-'Arbayin) and the northwest (Siwa oasis). This first volume of the publication of the excavations of Qaret el-Toub seeks to identify the nature of the site, to diagnose the scientific potential of its archaeological site and to establish the chronological framework within which the oasis fortification was built, maintained and reused, charged with locally demonstrating and protecting the public institutions of the Roman state. As the fort was occupied continuously from its foundation, under Diocletian and Maximian, until the 10th century AD, the sequence of settlements it contains constitutes a privileged observatory for the study of the transition period between Late Antiquity and the Arab period. •••• Qaret el-Toub is one of the few sites in the northern Bahariya oasis that escaped the archaeological surveys conducted by Ahmed Fakhry in the 1930s and 1940s. A graveyard settled on the bedrock was used from the end of the Old Kingdom until the early Roman Period. It belongs to the large ring of cemeteries surrounding the urban area of Psôbthis, ancient chief town of the “Small Oasis”. In the last quarter of the 3rd century AD, military castra were installed over the graves in the incoming area of the caravan routes from the south (Darb el-'Arbayin) and from the northwest (Siwa Oasis). This first volume of the final archaeological reports of the excavations at Qaret el-Toub attempts to identify the nature of the site, to make an assessment of the scientific potential of its archaeological field, and to determine the overall chronology of the history of this oasis fortress, that was built in order to embody locally and to protect the public institutions of the Roman State. As the fort was occupied continuously, from its building under Diocletian and Maximian until the 10th century AD, the sequence of occupation levels which it provides makes it an ideal research field for the study of the transitional period leading from late Antiquity to Arabic times.
Qaret el-Toub is one of the few sites in the north of the Bahariya oasis to have escaped the archaeological surveys carried out by Ahmed Fakhry in the 1930s and 1940s. The bedrock there hosts a cemetery used from the end of the Old Kingdom to the High Roman Empire, which is part of the vast ring of necropolises surrounding the agglomeration of Psôbthis, ancient capital of the "Little Oasis". In the last quarter of the 3rd century, castra were installed over the tombs, at the end of the caravan trails coming from the south (Darb el-'Arbayin) and the northwest (Siwa oasis). This first volume of the publication of the excavations of Qaret el-Toub seeks to identify the nature of the site, to diagnose the scientific potential of its archaeological site and to establish the chronological framework within which the oasis fortification was built, maintained and reused, charged with locally demonstrating and protecting the public institutions of the Roman state. As the fort was occupied continuously from its foundation, under Diocletian and Maximian, until the 10th century AD, the sequence of settlements it contains constitutes a privileged observatory for the study of the transition period between Late Antiquity and the Arab period. •••• Qaret el-Toub is one of the few sites in the northern Bahariya oasis that escaped the archaeological surveys conducted by Ahmed Fakhry in the 1930s and 1940s. A graveyard settled on the bedrock was used from the end of the Old Kingdom until the early Roman Period. It belongs to the large ring of cemeteries surrounding the urban area of Psôbthis, ancient chief town of the “Small Oasis”. In the last quarter of the 3rd century AD, military castra were installed over the graves in the incoming area of the caravan routes from the south (Darb el-'Arbayin) and from the northwest (Siwa Oasis). This first volume of the final archaeological reports of the excavations at Qaret el-Toub attempts to identify the nature of the site, to make an assessment of the scientific potential of its archaeological field, and to determine the overall chronology of the history of this oasis fortress, that was built in order to embody locally and to protect the public institutions of the Roman State. As the fort was occupied continuously, from its building under Diocletian and Maximian until the 10th century AD, the sequence of occupation levels which it provides makes it an ideal research field for the study of the transitional period leading from late Antiquity to Arabic times.