Overview

This volume presents the results of the second season of excavations, during which a Roman merchant's 'villa' and part of the central administrative buildings were excavated. A large section of the Islamic town was also cleared, within which were artifacts ranging from China to West Africa. This report presents the excavations and the artifacts recovered; these latter include the pottery, glass, lamps, Roman ostraca and Arabic letters, fauna, flora, shells, and organic materials, the latter including textiles, wood, leather, and basketry. Also included are brief reports on the survey of Bir Kareim, the site of a Roman gold mining settlement and shrine about 20km from the port, and a discussion of the old mosques in the modern town of Quseir.

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Author:   Donald S. Whitcomb ,  Janet H. Johnson
Publisher:   American Research Center in Egypt
Imprint:   American Research Center in Egypt
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 28.00cm
Weight:   1.157kg
ISBN:  

9780890031124

ISBN 10:   0890031126
Pages:   418
Publication Date:   31 December 1982
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Table of Contents List of Plates List of Figures List of Tables Chapter 1: Introduction Donald S. Whitcomb and Janet H. Johnson Chapter 2: Trench Summaries, Roman Areas Donald S. Whitcomb Chapter 3: Roman Ceramics Donald S. Whitcomb Chapter 4: Trench Summaries, Islamic Areas Donald S. Whitcomb Chapter 5: Islamic Ceramics Donald S. Whitcomb Chapter 6: Imported Far Eastern Wares John Carswell Chapter 7: Large and Small Storerooms of the Roman Villa Carol Meyer Chapter 8: Roman Glass Carol Meyer Chapter 9: Islamic Glass Donald S. Whitcomb Chapter 10: Roman Lamps Steven Sidebotham Chapter 11: Terra Sigillata Stamps Steven Sidebotham Chapter 12: Inscriptional Material Janet H. Johnson Chapter 13: The Red Sea Port of Quseir: Arabic Documents and Narrative Sources Gladys Frantz-Murphy Chapter 14: Textiles Gillian Eastwood Chapter 15: Small Objects Janet H. Johnson Chapter 16: Fauna Patricia Wattenmaker Chapter 17: Plant Remains Wilma Wetterstrom Chapter 18: Marine Invertebrates David S. Reese Chapter 19: Conservation Catharine Valentour Chapter 20: Bir Kareim Donald S. Whitcomb Chapter 21: Notes on Some of the Old Mosques in Quseir Haini el-Zeini

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Would that all archaeologists were as generous with their material, as prompt in publication and as well organized in presentation as these. (Oliver Watson, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies)

Author Information

Janet Johnson is professor of Egyptology at the Oriental Institute. Donald Whitcomb is research associate and associate professor of Islamic and medieval archaeology at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.

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