A new 'enigmatic settlement' discovered in the Eastern Desert of Egypt
A recent survey in the region of the ancient Mons Smaragdos (inside Wadi Gemal National Park) in the Eastern Desert of Egypt recorded a previously unknown settlement called Zabara Northwest. Its location, appearance and dates of occupation resemble those "enigmatic settlements" previously...
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repository: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:322077 |
| Online Access: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/322077 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Désert oriental Wadi Gemal Zabara Nord-Ouest Enigmatic settlements Blemmyes Période romaine tardive Eastern Desert Zabara Northwest Late Roman period |
| Summary: | A recent survey in the region of the ancient Mons Smaragdos (inside Wadi Gemal National Park) in the Eastern Desert of Egypt recorded a previously unknown settlement called Zabara Northwest. Its location, appearance and dates of occupation resemble those "enigmatic settlements" previously studied in the region. The newly located site adds to the corpus of settlements of unknown function that appeared in the Late Roman/Byzantine period in the Eastern Desert. This preliminary report proposes a hypothesis about the site's function and notes, with alarm, how current unregulated exploitation of natural resources in the region represents an imminent threat to its survival. |
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