Late Bronze Age paleogeography along the ancient Ways of Horus in Northwest Sinai, Egypt
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12133789 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen O Moshier (0000-0001-8961-3425, Wheaton College - Illinois, corresponding author), Ali El‐Kalani (Egyptian Government) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 450-473 |
| Publication date | 2008-06-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geoarchaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0883-6353 • E-ISSN: 1520-6548 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/gea.20227 |
| OpenAlex | W2052565025 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 22 |
The northwest Sinai contained the eastern frontier of New Kingdom Egypt during the Late Bronze Age. The ancient Pelusaic branch of the Nile Delta influenced the environmental setting of this region at that time. Fortresses were built along the coastal byway through the study area known as the Ways of Horus to protect Egyptian‐held territory from immigrants and intruders from Canaan and the Mediterranean Sea. Building on previous geomorphic studies in the region, this paper presents the results of field investigations of Holocene sedimentary deposits, aided by satellite photography, used to create a paleogeographic map that places archaeological sites in their proper environmental context. CORONA satellite photographs from the late 1960s reveal surface features that have been obscured by more recent agricultural development in the region. Canals dug for an agricultural project provided easy access to the shallow subsurface for mapping the extent of Holocene sediments representing barrier coast, lagoon, estuarine, fluvial, and marsh depositional environments. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc
Archaeology · Bronze Age · Context (archaeology · Fluvial · Geoarchaeology · Geography · Holocene · Marsh · Palaeogeography · Sedimentary depositional environment · Sedimentary rock · Structural basin · Volcanism · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Marine and environmental studies · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Geology · Paleontology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2019 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |