Sais II
The Prehistoric Period at Sa el-Hagar
Published on 1. April 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
397 pages
978-0-85698-218-7 (ISBN)
Description
Sais II: The Prehistoric Period is the final publication of the EES/Durham/SCA excavations carried out in 2007 in the 'Great Pit' at Sa el-Hagar, ancient Sais. It contains a full discussion of the layers dating to the Neolithic and Buto-Maadi Periods, with specialist reports on the chipped and ground stone tools, small finds, pottery, animal bones and flora. As the only Neolithic site so far excavated on the Nile floodplain in Egypt, the site has important implications for understanding the Neolithisation of the Delta and the development of Predynastic settlements in the north of Egypt.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
illus.
Dimensions
Height: 298 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
1517 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-85698-218-7 (9780856982187)
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Penelope Wilson is Senior Lecturer in Egyptian Archaeology in the Department of Archaeology at Durham University, Field Director of the Durham/EES/SCA 'Sais and its Hinterland' Project and Director of the EES/British Academy Special Project 'Delta Survey'.
Gregory P. Gilbert has broad multi-disciplinary research interests, including Egyptology, the archaeology and anthropology or warfare, international relations (Middle East), military strategy and history.
Geoffrey J. Tassie has conducted archaeological fieldwork in Africa, Europe and Western Asia. His main research interests are social theory, environmental change, excavation methodology, cultural heritage management and community archaeology.