The Old Kingdom Town of Buhen

by David O'Connor

Book cover: The Old Kingdom Town of Buhen

Extent: 403 pages

Publisher: Egypt Exploration Society

Subjects: Ancient Egypt

Series: Excavation Memoir

Series volume number: 106

Language: English

Paperback (Out of print)

(September 2014)

ISBN: 9780856982156

Price: $140.00

Out of stock

This long-awaited volume publishes the excavations by the Egypt Exploration Society of the Old Kingdom Town at Buhen, directed by W.B. Emery between 1962 and 1964. Following Emery’s unexpected death in 1971, the material was prepared by David O’Connor, who had been a Site Supervisor at Buhen. The volume presents the location, excavation, and extent of the Old Kingdom Town, descriptions of structural and architectural features, and a discussion of Egyptian ceramic as well as Nubian sherds, followed by a catalogue of lithic artifacts.


This long-awaited volume publishes the excavations by the Egypt Exploration Society of the Old Kingdom Town at Buhen, directed by W. B. Emery between 1962 and 1964. Following Emery’s unexpected death in 1971, the material was prepared by David O’Connor, who had been a Site Supervisor at Buhen. The volume presents the location, excavation and extent of the Old Kingdom Town, descriptions of structural and architectural features and a discussion of Egyptian ceramic as well as Nubian sherds, followed by catalogue of lithic artefacts.

  • By (author) David O’Connor