Human occupation in the Nile Delta in the 5th and 4th millennia. Geoarchaeological approach from the Samara region (eastern delta). BiEtud 174.
IFAO| N° d'inventaire | 22978 |
| Format | 20.5 x 28.5 |
| Détails | 368 p., hardcover. |
| Publication | Cairo, 2020 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782724707427 |
The Nile Delta is the product of both a long history, that of its geology, and a shorter history, that which, from the first agricultural communities to the present day, has seen man develop and shape the landscape. In such a mobile environment, human occupation in the pre- and protodynastic period (the 5th and 4th millennia) is considered here in the context of natural phenomena that allowed the anthropization of the environment, but also, conversely, erased all traces of this settlement over the centuries. Habitable areas are very rare in the Egyptian delta. Based on a case study carried out in the Samara region, more specifically on the archaeological site of Kom el-Khilgan, we can offer a detailed analysis of a gezira site – the most common type of settlement in the region. Based on a geoarchaeological application combining the methods of archaeology and geomorphology, this work aims to resituate the locality in its natural environment and its archaeological context, then to develop a model of the human occupation of the territory. We can therefore envisage, on another scale – that of the region, then of the delta as a whole – a spatial analysis of the sites, considering the problems linked to the supply of raw materials, their integration into hierarchical networks, as well as the place they occupied in exchanges with peripheral regions and the first Egyptian trade.
The Nile Delta is the product of both a long history, that of its geology, and a shorter history, that which, from the first agricultural communities to the present day, has seen man develop and shape the landscape. In such a mobile environment, human occupation in the pre- and protodynastic period (the 5th and 4th millennia) is considered here in the context of natural phenomena that allowed the anthropization of the environment, but also, conversely, erased all traces of this settlement over the centuries. Habitable areas are very rare in the Egyptian delta. Based on a case study carried out in the Samara region, more specifically on the archaeological site of Kom el-Khilgan, we can offer a detailed analysis of a gezira site – the most common type of settlement in the region. Based on a geoarchaeological application combining the methods of archaeology and geomorphology, this work aims to resituate the locality in its natural environment and its archaeological context, then to develop a model of the human occupation of the territory. We can therefore envisage, on another scale – that of the region, then of the delta as a whole – a spatial analysis of the sites, considering the problems linked to the supply of raw materials, their integration into hierarchical networks, as well as the place they occupied in exchanges with peripheral regions and the first Egyptian trade.