Old Kingdom Basalt Quarrying Activities at Widan el-Faras, Northern Faiyum Desert
The quarry of Widan el-Faras in the Northern Faiyum Desert was the source of basalt used mainly for paving mortuary temples floors in some of the Fourth and Fifth Dynasty pyramid complexes. An examination of the layout of the quarry and the attached infrastructure, as well as the extracted volumes a...
| Veröffentlicht in: | The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. - Egypt Exploration Society. - 88(2002) vom: Jan., Seite 23-36 |
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology |
| Schlagworte: | Physical sciences Applied sciences Behavioral sciences Business Social sciences Arts |