Description
Book SynopsisIn 2012, fieldwork began at two large sites in the Beheira Province in the western Nile Delta: Kom al-Ahmer and Kom Wasit (ancient Metelis). Being close to the important ports of Thonis-Heracleion, Alexandria, and Rosetta meant that they had been ideally placed to take advantage of the trade between the Mediterranean and Egypt. The sites are being thoroughly investigated to reveal their archaeological significance.
Kom al-Ahmer – Kom Wasit I Excavations in the Metelite Nome, Egypt presents the results of the Italian archaeological mission between 2012 and 2016. It provides details of the survey and excavation results from different occupation phases. A complete town beneath the Nile silt was revealed using a combination of modern scientific techniques. Hellenistic houses and a temple enclosure wall were investigated at Kom Wasit; while at Kom al-Ahmer, a Late Roman house, an amphora storage building, a cistern and an early Islamic cemetery were revealed.
Dating from the Late Dynastic to the Early Islamic period, the remains found at Kom al-Ahmer and Kom Wasit demonstrate for the first time the rich archaeological heritage of this region.
Edited by Mohamed Kenawi, this volume contains contributions by Cristina Mondin, Michele Asolati Louise Bertini, Audrey Eller, Urška Furlan, Ole Herslund, Israel Hinojosa Baliño, Marie-Caroline Livaditis, Giorgia Marchiori, Marcus Müller, Benjamin T. Pennington and Amy Wilson.Table of ContentsForeword ; Preface ; Introduction ; The Kom al-Ahmer and Kom Wasit Archaeological Project First Phase: 2012–2016 –
Mohamed Kenawi ; Chapter 1 Metelis and the Metelite Nome –
Audrey Eller and Mohamed Kenawi ; Chapter 2 La lagune d’Edkou de l’Antiquité à nos jours –
Marie-Caroline Livaditis ; Chapter 3 Archaeological and Topographic Survey at Kom al-Ahmer and Kom Wasit –
Israel Hinojosa Baliño ; Chapter 4 Palaeoenvironments of the Northwest Nile Delta: The Ancient Landscape Context of Kom al-Ahmer and Kom Wasit –
Benjamin T. Pennington ; Chapter 5 The House of the Horses: A Tower House in Kom Wasit –
Ole Herslund ; Chapter 6 The Finds from the House of the Horses –
Urška Furlan ; Chapter 7 Catalogue of Finds from the House of the Horses –
Urška Furlan, Mohamed Kenawi, Amy Wilson ; Chapter 8 The Temple Area of Kom Wasit –
Marcus Müller and Mohamed Kenawi ; Chapter 9 The Finds from the Temple Enclosure at Kom Wasit –
Urška Furlan ; Chapter 10 Catalogue of Finds from the Temple Enclosure at Kom Wasit –
Urška Furlan, Mohamed Kenawi, Amy Wilson ; Chapter 11 A Late Roman House and an Amphora Storage Building –
Giorgia Marchiori ; Chapter 12 Late Roman Cistern –
Mohamed Kenawi and Giorgia Marchiori ; Chapter 13 The Early Islamic Presence –
Mohamed Kenawi and Giorgia Marchiori ; Chapter 14 The Finds from Kom al-Ahmer –
Urška Furlan ; Chapter 15 Catalogue of Finds from Kom al-Ahmer –
Urška Furlan ; Chapter 16 Faunal Remains from Kom al-Ahmer and Kom Wasit –
Louise Bertini ; Bibliography ; Social Life on the Site
