Two Foundation Deposits in a Domestic Context at Tell El-Ghaba, A First Millennium Settlement in the Eastern Delta, Egypt
Two foundation deposits were discovered at a private construction at Tell el-Ghaba, a first millennium settlement located in what was once the Eastern Delta. The creation of these deposits seems to have been a rather uncommon practice in domestic contexts. In this paper, the contents of the deposits...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt. - THE AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER IN EGYPT, 1962. - 48(2012) vom: Jan., Seite 205-219 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2012
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt |
| Schlagworte: | Business Arts Social sciences Applied sciences Physical sciences |
| Zusammenfassung: | Two foundation deposits were discovered at a private construction at Tell el-Ghaba, a first millennium settlement located in what was once the Eastern Delta. The creation of these deposits seems to have been a rather uncommon practice in domestic contexts. In this paper, the contents of the deposits are described, and comparisons are made. The presence of Egyptian and imported pottery and hints of a weaving practice that had already developed in the Southern Levant suggest the presence of foreign people or, at least, a foreign influence at this site. |
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| ISSN: | 00659991 |