Tell el-Daba`a XXV – Die materielle Kultur der Spat- und Ptolemaerzeit im Delta Agyptens am Beispiel von Tell el-Daba`a
by Manuela Lehmann, contributions by Gunther Karl Kunst
Tell el-Dab’a gained importance by its identification with Avaris, capital of the Hyksos and the Delta residence of the Ramessides. After the silting up of the Pelusiac Nile branch at the end of the Ramesside Period this important town was abandoned and disappeared from world history. Largely unknown is the fact that after the re-activation of the Pelusiac branch in the Late Period a large town of over 100 ha developed at this strategically important place. This settlement mirrors the re-colonization of the eastern Delta from the 7th cent. BC onwards. Based on excavations from 1966 until 2014 this publication presents for the first time a detailed insight of the culture of Late Egypt and the eastern Mediterranean world. The domestic architecture of this period is represented with remains of tower-houses which are discussed in detail with parallels in Egypt at that time. Magnetometer surveys show the excavated houses in context of c. 50 remains of this prototype including a Late Period temple which cluster along an old processional road leading to the former temple of Sutekh of Avaris. Besides the character of the settlement and its Nilotic environment the whole array of material culture is published in detail. It shows the far-reaching trade connections with the Greek and Phoenician world. In order to re-create the atmosphere of such a town, an excursus draws attention to modern close parallels of the tower houses in Yemen and in Egypt. Tell el-Dab’a gained importance by its identification with Avaris, capital of the Hyksos and the Delta residence of the Ramessides. After the silting up of the Pelusiac Nile branch at the end of the Ramesside Period this important town was abandoned and disappeared from world history. Largely unknown is the fact that after the re-activation of the Pelusiac branch in the Late Period a large town of over 100 ha developed at this strategically important place. This settlement mirrors the re-colonization of the eastern Delta from the 7th cent. BC onwards. Based on excavations from 1966 until 2014 this publication presents for the first time a detailed insight of the culture of Late Egypt and the eastern Mediterranean world. The domestic architecture of this period is represented with remains of tower-houses which are discussed in detail with parallels in Egypt at that time. Magnetometer surveys show the excavated houses in context of c. 50 remains of this prototype including a Late Period temple which cluster along an old processional road leading to the former temple of Sutekh of Avaris. Besides the character of the settlement and its Nilotic environment the whole array of material culture is published in detail. It shows the far-reaching trade connections with the Greek and Phoenician world. In order to re-create the atmosphere of such a town, an excursus draws attention to modern close parallels of the tower houses in Yemen and in Egypt. Altogether, this publication offers a holistic glimpse into the culture of Late Period and Ptolemaic Egypt. It is a valuable tool for the cultural historian and an important contribution to the settlement history of the eastern Nile Delta.
- By (author) Manuela Lehmann
- Contributions by Gunther Karl Kunst
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