Mudbricks, construction methods, and stratigraphic analysis : a case study at Tell Timai (Ancient Thmuis) in the Egyptian Delta

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dc.contributor.authorLorenzon, Martaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorNitschke, Jessica L.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLittman, Robert J.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSilverstein, Jay E.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-28T12:36:29Z
dc.date.available2022-04-28T12:36:29Z
dc.date.issued2020-01
dc.descriptionCITATION: Lorenzon, Marta et al. 2020. Mudbricks, construction methods and stratigraphic analysis : a case study at Tell Timai (Ancient Thmuis) in the Egyptian Delta. American Journal of Archaeology, 124 (1):105–131, doi:10.3764/aja.124.1.0105.en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at: https://www.ajaonline.org
dc.description.abstractThe Graeco-Roman site of Tell Timai (ancient Thmuis) in Lower Egypt is among the largest urban tells in the Nile Delta, boasting substantial amounts of preserved earthen architecture. Although earthen architecture made up the vast majority of public and domestic structures in ancient Egypt, it still does not receive the same analytical attention from archaeologists as other categories of evidence. This paper presents a case study for the archaeological investigation of the earthen architecture at Tell Timai. The goal was to develop a methodology that can be implemented in the field by excavators with little geoarchaeological training and limited laboratory access in order to generate useful data for determining building stratigraphy and studying construction processes. Through the close examination and sampling of three build- ings of different periods and scales, we tested a new field methodology combining geoarchaeological techniques and mensiochronology. The results provide informa- tion useful for stratigraphy and phasing as well as for identifying specific patterns of mudbrick manufacturing, production, and construction during the Graeco-Roman period at Tell Timai.en_ZA
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dc.format.extent27 pages : illustrations
dc.identifier.citationLorenzon, Marta et al. 2020. Mudbricks, construction methods and stratigraphic analysis : a case study at Tell Timai (Ancient Thmuis) in the Egyptian Delta. American Journal of Archaeology, 124 (1):105–131, doi:10.3764/aja.124.1.0105en_ZA
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.3764/aja.124.1.0105
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/124477
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherArchaeological Institute of America
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dc.subjectAdobe bricken_ZA
dc.subjectExcavations (Archaeology) -- Egypten_ZA
dc.subjectTell Timai Archaeological Projecten_ZA
dc.subjectEarth construction -- Egypten_ZA
dc.subjectEgypt -- Antiquities -- Constructionen_ZA
dc.subjectDeltas -- Egypten_ZA
dc.subjectNile Riveren_ZA
dc.titleMudbricks, construction methods, and stratigraphic analysis : a case study at Tell Timai (Ancient Thmuis) in the Egyptian Deltaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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