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Bir Umm Fawakhir Survey Project 1993: A Byzantine Gold-Mining Town in Egypt
Kaegi, W E. Ed(S): Meyer, Carol; Heidorn, Lisa A; Wilfong, Terry G; Heidorn Lisa, A; Kaegi W, E; Meyer Carol; Wilfong Terry, G
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Paperback. Editor(s): Meyer, Carol; Heidorn, Lisa A; Wilfong, Terry G; Heidorn Lisa, A; Kaegi W, E; Meyer Carol; Wilfong Terry, G. Num Pages: 92 pages, 59 b/w figs. BIC Classification: HBLC; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
The Oriental Institute continued its survey of Bir Umm Fawakhir, a site lying half way between the Nile and the Red Sea, with a short season in January 1993. Located close to the famous bekhen-stone quarries and graffiti of the Wadi Hammamat, the 1992 project took the form of a geological study of the area of Bir Umm Fawakhir. The presence of these mineral resources in this otherwise barren hyper-arid desert, explains why the Bir Umm Fawakhir town was established in this area. By far the most valuable resource was the gold carried in white quartz veins in the local ... Read more
The Oriental Institute continued its survey of Bir Umm Fawakhir, a site lying half way between the Nile and the Red Sea, with a short season in January 1993. Located close to the famous bekhen-stone quarries and graffiti of the Wadi Hammamat, the 1992 project took the form of a geological study of the area of Bir Umm Fawakhir. The presence of these mineral resources in this otherwise barren hyper-arid desert, explains why the Bir Umm Fawakhir town was established in this area. By far the most valuable resource was the gold carried in white quartz veins in the local ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago United States
Number of pages
92
Condition
New
Number of Pages
92
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781885923165
SKU
V9781885923165
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