Aurélia Masson-Berghoff
Biographic Data
| ID | 190313 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aurélia Masson-Berghoff |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aurélia |
| FAMILY NAME | Masson-Berghoff |
| SIGNATURE | MASSON-BERGHOFF A |
| AFFILIATIONS | British Museum |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7638-9508 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Conceptual origins and geomorphic evolution of the temple of Amun-Ra at Karnak (Luxor, Egypt)
Despite almost a century and a half of excavation, the dynamic landscape into which the temple complex of Karnak was embedded is not well understood. Presenting the results of the first comprehensive geoarchaeological survey of the area, the authors show that Karnak was built upon a fluvial terrace segment surrounded by river channels in an island configuration potentially recalling the 'primeval mound' of Egyptian creation myths. Permanent occup…
The potters of Kom Dahab
Amenhotep III's Mansion of Millions of Years in Thebes (Luxor, Egypt)
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Holocene fluvial history of the Nile's west bank at ancient Thebes, Luxor, Egypt, and its relation with cultural dynamics and basin‐wide hydroclimatic variability
In the Theban area around modern Luxor (Egypt), the River Nile divides the temple complexes of Karnak and Luxor from New Kingdom royal cult temples on the western desert edge. Few sites have been archaeologically identified in the western flood plain, despite its presumed pivotal role in the ancient ritual landscape as the territory that both physically divided and symbolically connected the areas inhabited by the living and the areas occupied by…
Theban Harbours and Waterscapes Survey, 2015
Report on the 2015 season of the Theban Harbours and Waterscapes Survey (THaWS). The paper discusses the extension of geoarchaeological and geophysical investigations to the east of the Ramesseum, the continuing work in and around the Temple of Millions of Years of Amenhotep III, and the topographic survey and geophysical survey of the western mounds of the Birket Habu
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Holocene fluvial history of the Nile's west bank at ancient Thebes, Luxor, Egypt, and its relation with cultural dynamics and basin‐wide hydroclimatic variability
In the Theban area around modern Luxor (Egypt), the River Nile divides the temple complexes of Karnak and Luxor from New Kingdom royal cult temples on the western desert edge. Few sites have been archaeologically identified in the western flood plain, despite its presumed pivotal role in the ancient ritual landscape as the territory that both physically divided and symbolically connected the areas inhabited by the living and the areas occupied by…
Theban Harbours and Waterscapes Survey, 2015
Report on the 2015 season of the Theban Harbours and Waterscapes Survey (THaWS). The paper discusses the extension of geoarchaeological and geophysical investigations to the east of the Ramesseum, the continuing work in and around the Temple of Millions of Years of Amenhotep III, and the topographic survey and geophysical survey of the western mounds of the Birket Habu
Holocene fluvial history of the Nile's west bank at ancient Thebes, Luxor, Egypt, and its relation with cultural dynamics and basin‐wide hydroclimatic variability
In the Theban area around modern Luxor (Egypt), the River Nile divides the temple complexes of Karnak and Luxor from New Kingdom royal cult temples on the western desert edge. Few sites have been archaeologically identified in the western flood plain, despite its presumed pivotal role in the ancient ritual landscape as the territory that both physically divided and symbolically connected the areas inhabited by the living and the areas occupied by…
(Re)sources
Amenhotep III's Mansion of Millions of Years in Thebes (Luxor, Egypt)
The potters of Kom Dahab
Conceptual origins and geomorphic evolution of the temple of Amun-Ra at Karnak (Luxor, Egypt)
Despite almost a century and a half of excavation, the dynamic landscape into which the temple complex of Karnak was embedded is not well understood. Presenting the results of the first comprehensive geoarchaeological survey of the area, the authors show that Karnak was built upon a fluvial terrace segment surrounded by river channels in an island configuration potentially recalling the 'primeval mound' of Egyptian creation myths. Permanent occup…
Archaeology (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (4 works) · Geology (4 works) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (3 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · History (3 works) · History (3 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (2 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (2 works)