Praying in the dark
This paper focuses on the religious practices in the Roman emerald mines of the Smaragdos. The recent archaeological work in this area, corresponding with the current Wadi el Gemal National Park in the Egyptian Eastern Desert, is showing the relevance of sacred spaces and ritual activities in the li...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:322080 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/322080 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Smaragdos Emerald mining Wadi Sikait Religion Blemmyes |
| Sumario: | This paper focuses on the religious practices in the Roman emerald mines of the Smaragdos. The recent archaeological work in this area, corresponding with the current Wadi el Gemal National Park in the Egyptian Eastern Desert, is showing the relevance of sacred spaces and ritual activities in the life of the mining communities in this region. We will offer a first approach to these religious activities, analysing the temples from the Sikait settlement and several recently discovered elements found in the emerald mines in a wide chronological framework going from the Early Roman until the Byzantine (or Blemmyan) period. |
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