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Balat VIII. A 13th Dynasty – 2nd Intermediate Period settlement at Ayn Asil. FIFAO 59.
MERCHANT Sylvie, SOUKIASSIAN Georges.

Balat VIII. A 13th Dynasty – 2nd Intermediate Period settlement at Ayn Asil. FIFAO 59.

IFAO
€68,00 €0,00
N° d'inventaire 14383
Format 25 x 32
Détails 361 p., numerous plates and figures, paperback.
Publication Cairo, 2010
Etat Nine
ISBN 9782724705300
Formerly the residence of the governors of the oasis under the 6th Dynasty, the city of Ayn Asil was abandoned around 2100 BC. Under the 13th Dynasty, the southern part of the site was reoccupied. Dwellings were built on the sandy ruins from the end of the Old Kingdom. The fragmentary remains of this settlement consist of three groups of residential structures dominated by food storage and production areas, particularly silos and bakeries. We have interpreted them as large rural houses forming a hamlet, whose occupation lasted for the duration of the slow and partial evolution of ceramics, from a first phase dated around 1700 BC to a second, clearly established around 1600 BC. The catalogue of containers, representative of all uses, allows us to compare the Dakhla ceramics with the material from the major regions of Egypt, as defined for the 2nd Intermediate Period.
Formerly the residence of the governors of the oasis under the 6th Dynasty, the city of Ayn Asil was abandoned around 2100 BC. Under the 13th Dynasty, the southern part of the site was reoccupied. Dwellings were built on the sandy ruins from the end of the Old Kingdom. The fragmentary remains of this settlement consist of three groups of residential structures dominated by food storage and production areas, particularly silos and bakeries. We have interpreted them as large rural houses forming a hamlet, whose occupation lasted for the duration of the slow and partial evolution of ceramics, from a first phase dated around 1700 BC to a second, clearly established around 1600 BC. The catalogue of containers, representative of all uses, allows us to compare the Dakhla ceramics with the material from the major regions of Egypt, as defined for the 2nd Intermediate Period.