The Red Sea in Pharaonic Times. Recent Discoveries along the Red Sea Coast. Proceedings of the Colloquium held in Cairo/Ayn Soukhna 11th-12th January 2009. BiEtud 155.
IFAO| N° d'inventaire | 17105 |
| Format | 20,5 x 28 |
| Détails | 198 p., illustrations couleur, cartonnage éditeur. |
| Publication | Le Caire, 2012 |
| Etat | Neuf |
| ISBN | |
The long-neglected red sea shore area has, over the past ten years, yielded a considerable amount of data that has enabled us to understand its specific role in pharaonic times. In 2001, fieldwork resumed in the former harbour of Mersa Gawasis, which was first identified by Abd el-Moneim Sayed in 1977. The rich archaeological and epigraphical findings by a joint American-Italian team demonstrated that the site was used throughout the 12th dynasty as a launching harbour for expeditions to the land of Punt, which lay to the south of the red sea. North of the Gulf of Suez, vestiges of a harbour built early on in the Old Kingdom were progressively unearthed at the site of Ayn Soukhna, which was discovered by Mahmoud Abd el-Raziq in 1999: the full remains of Middle Kingdom vessels were found there, stored in onsite galleries between expeditions to the copper and turquoise mining sites of the Sinai. The aim of this conference, which was held in Cairo and Ayn Soukhna in January 2009, was to bring together most of the specialists studying the red sea shore area and its relations with the Nile Valley. The proceedings give an overview of the most recent research on this strategic zone during the pharaonic period. Dominique Valbelle Introduction ............................................................................................................... 1 Mahmoud Abd el-Raziq, Georges Castel, Pierre Tallet, Grégory Marouard The Pharaonic Site of Ayn Soukhna in the Gulf of Suez:. 2001-2009 Progress Report ................................................................................... 3 Rodolfo Fattovich, Kathryn A. Bard Archaeological Investigations at Wadi/Mersa Gawasis, Egypt:. 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2009 Field Seasons ....................................................... 21 Rodolfo Fattovich, Kathryn A. Bard Ships Bound for Punt ............................................................................................. 27 Patrice Pomey Ship Remains at Ayn Soukhna ........................................................................... 35 Cheryl Ward Ancient Egyptian Seafaring Ships:. Archaeological and Experimental Evidence .................................................... 53 Chiara Zazzaro, Claire Calcagno Ship Components from Mersa Gawasis:. Recent Finds and their Archaeological Context ........................................... 65 Chiara Zazzaro, Mohammed Abd el-Maguid Ancient Egyptian Stone Anchors from Mersa Gawasis ............................. 87 Pierre Tallet New Inscriptions from Ayn Soukhna 2002-2009 ........................................ 105 El-Sayed Mahfouz New Epigraphic Material from Wadi Gawasis ............................................. 117 Annie Gasse Wadi Hammamat and the Sea from the Origins . to the End of the New Kingdom ........................................................................ 133 Yann Tristant How to Fill in the Gaps? . New Perspectives on Exchanges between Egypt and the Near East . During the Early Neolithic Period .................................................................... 145 Julie Masquelier-Loorius At the End of the Trail: . Some Implications of the Mention of Turquoise . in Egyptian Tombs and Temples ........................................................................ 159 Pierre Tallet The Red Sea in Pharaonic Egypt. Assessment and Prospects .................. 171
The long-neglected red sea shore area has, over the past ten years, yielded a considerable amount of data that has enabled us to understand its specific role in pharaonic times. In 2001, fieldwork resumed in the former harbour of Mersa Gawasis, which was first identified by Abd el-Moneim Sayed in 1977. The rich archaeological and epigraphical findings by a joint American-Italian team demonstrated that the site was used throughout the 12th dynasty as a launching harbour for expeditions to the land of Punt, which lay to the south of the red sea. North of the Gulf of Suez, vestiges of a harbour built early on in the Old Kingdom were progressively unearthed at the site of Ayn Soukhna, which was discovered by Mahmoud Abd el-Raziq in 1999: the full remains of Middle Kingdom vessels were found there, stored in onsite galleries between expeditions to the copper and turquoise mining sites of the Sinai. The aim of this conference, which was held in Cairo and Ayn Soukhna in January 2009, was to bring together most of the specialists studying the red sea shore area and its relations with the Nile Valley. The proceedings give an overview of the most recent research on this strategic zone during the pharaonic period. Dominique Valbelle Introduction ............................................................................................................... 1 Mahmoud Abd el-Raziq, Georges Castel, Pierre Tallet, Grégory Marouard The Pharaonic Site of Ayn Soukhna in the Gulf of Suez:. 2001-2009 Progress Report ................................................................................... 3 Rodolfo Fattovich, Kathryn A. Bard Archaeological Investigations at Wadi/Mersa Gawasis, Egypt:. 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2009 Field Seasons ....................................................... 21 Rodolfo Fattovich, Kathryn A. Bard Ships Bound for Punt ............................................................................................. 27 Patrice Pomey Ship Remains at Ayn Soukhna ........................................................................... 35 Cheryl Ward Ancient Egyptian Seafaring Ships:. Archaeological and Experimental Evidence .................................................... 53 Chiara Zazzaro, Claire Calcagno Ship Components from Mersa Gawasis:. Recent Finds and their Archaeological Context ........................................... 65 Chiara Zazzaro, Mohammed Abd el-Maguid Ancient Egyptian Stone Anchors from Mersa Gawasis ............................. 87 Pierre Tallet New Inscriptions from Ayn Soukhna 2002-2009 ........................................ 105 El-Sayed Mahfouz New Epigraphic Material from Wadi Gawasis ............................................. 117 Annie Gasse Wadi Hammamat and the Sea from the Origins . to the End of the New Kingdom ........................................................................ 133 Yann Tristant How to Fill in the Gaps? . New Perspectives on Exchanges between Egypt and the Near East . During the Early Neolithic Period .................................................................... 145 Julie Masquelier-Loorius At the End of the Trail: . Some Implications of the Mention of Turquoise . in Egyptian Tombs and Temples ........................................................................ 159 Pierre Tallet The Red Sea in Pharaonic Egypt. Assessment and Prospects .................. 171