Sources of the predynastic grinding stones in the hu‐semaineh region, upper Egypt, and their cultural context

Medientyp: E-Artikel
Titel: Sources of the predynastic grinding stones in the hu‐semaineh region, upper Egypt, and their cultural context
Beteiligte: Mahmoud, Abdel‐Moneim A.; Bard, Kathryn A.
Erschienen: Wiley, 1993
Erschienen in: Geoarchaeology, 8 (1993) 3, Seite 241-245
Sprache: Englisch
DOI: 10.1002/gea.3340080306
ISSN: 0883-6353; 1520-6548
Schlagwörter: Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) ; Archeology ; Archeology
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Beschreibung: <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Grinding stones excavated at the Predynastic site of HG in Upper Egypt were analyzed, and consist of igneous rocks (rhyolite porphyry, basalt, granite) and metamorphic rocks (marble, quartzite). These rocks were brought to the site in Predynastic times (ca. 4000–3000 B. C.) from the Dokkan Volcanics located in the Wadi Hammamat, possibly as far away as 150 km. This is further evidence for the widespread exchange network that existed in Predynastic Upper Egypt. Complex economic interaction, as evidenced by artifacts excavated at HG, was a prime force as the early state evolved in Egypt. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.</jats:p>

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