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  2. Myos Hormos – Quseir al-Qadim: Roman and Islamic Ports on the Red Sea. Volume 2: Finds from the excavations 1999-2003

Myos Hormos – Quseir al-Qadim: Roman and Islamic Ports on the Red Sea. Volume 2: Finds from the excavations 1999-2003

David Peacock, Lucy Blue and Julian Whitewright
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Between 1999 and 2003 the University of Southampton conducted excavations on the site of Quseir al-Qadim (western shores of the Red Sea), a place that had not been examined since the excavations by the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicagoended in 1982. The new work was prompted by the discovery that the site of Quseir al-Qadim was, in all probability, not that of the minor port of Leucos Limen, as had been previously thought, but none other than Myos Hormos. This port, together withits sister harbour Berenike, articulated Rome's trade with India and the East. This second volume concentrates on the finds made during the excavation period and the volume concludes with an overview of what we now know of the nature and function ofthe ports of Myos Hormos and Quseir al-Qadim and a discussion of outstanding problems which can only be resolved by further work.
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  • Contents
  • Foreword and Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 2 Pots with writing
  • 3 Roman Vessel Stoppers
  • 4 The Amphora Wharf: The context and construction ofRoman amphora installations
  • 5 Celadon and Qingbai Sherds: Preliminary Thoughts onthe Medieval Ceramics
  • 6 Ceramic Lamps
  • 7 Glass
  • 8 Terracotta Figurines
  • 9 Ptolemaic and Roman Coins
  • 10 Metal and Metal-working
  • 11 Stone
  • 12 Leather
  • 13 Worked Faunal Materials
  • 14 Wooden Artefacts
  • 15 Ships and Ships’ Fittings
  • 16 Fishing Activity
  • 17 Wood identifications
  • 18 Plant Remains - Evidence for trade and cuisine
  • 19 The Muslim Necropolis
  • 20 Faunal Remains
  • 21 Matting, Basketry and Cordage
  • 22 Textiles: A Preliminary Report
  • 23 The Written Material from the Graeco-Roman Period
  • 24 Arabic Language Documents on Paper
  • 25 Overview: The Trade and Economy of Myos Hormos and Quseir al-Qadim
  • Appendix 1 Ancient Coins from Quseir al-Qadim: TheOriental Institute, University of Chicago Excavations 1978,1980 and 1982
  • Bibliography
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Published: 2011
Publisher: BAR Publishing
ISBN(s)
  • 9781407338453 (ebook)
  • 9781407308630 (paperback)
BAR Number: S2286
Subject
  • Excavation / Fieldwork / Survey
  • Multiperiod
  • Craft working (general titles, bone, glass, textiles, etc.)
  • Trade / Exchange / Travel / Economy
  • Ceramics and Pottery Studies
  • Egypt and Sudan
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