Extraction and use of greywacke in ancient Egypt
Author
Source
Journal of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels
Issue
Vol. 14, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2017), pp.52-77, 26 p.
Publisher
Alexandria University Faculty of Tourism
Publication Date
2017-06-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
26
Main Subjects
History and Archaeology
Tourism
Topics
Abstract EN
The greywacke quarries were not constantly or intensively exploited.
The fact that the stone was used in private or royal statuary and not as a building stone could have caused its demand to be less than that of other materials such as granite, limestone or sandstone.
Inscriptions indicated the time lapse between expeditions suggesting that this stone was only quarried when it was needed, which was not on a regular basis.
However, the fact that the quarries were exploited over all the pharaonic periods makes it hard to determine the intensity of these activities, the inscriptions represent the base in creating a chronological sequence of Egyptian activities in the area.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Uthman, Ahmad Ibrahim. 2017. Extraction and use of greywacke in ancient Egypt. Journal of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels،Vol. 14, no. 1, pp.52-77.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-856789
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Uthman, Ahmad Ibrahim. Extraction and use of greywacke in ancient Egypt. Journal of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels Vol. 14, no. 1 (2017), pp.52-77.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-856789
American Medical Association (AMA)
Uthman, Ahmad Ibrahim. Extraction and use of greywacke in ancient Egypt. Journal of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels. 2017. Vol. 14, no. 1, pp.52-77.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-856789
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 76-77
Record ID
BIM-856789