Elizabeth Bloxam
Biographic Data
| ID | 116922 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elizabeth Bloxam |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elizabeth |
| FAMILY NAME | Bloxam |
| SIGNATURE | BLOXAM E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Monash University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Oxford Handbook of Egyptology
The Oxford Handbook of Egyptology presents a series of articles by colleagues working across the many archaeological, philological and cultural subdisciplines within the study of ancient Egypt from prehistory through to the end of the Roman Period. The volume seeks to place Egyptology within its theoretical, methodological, and historical contexts, both indicating how the subject has evolved and discussing its distinctive contemporary problems, i…
A Place Full of Whispers
The wealth of inscriptions at the Wadi Hammamat greywacke quarries (Egyptian Eastern Desert) have made it a key place to pursue enquiries about the social organization of expeditions to procure resources. Analysis of this textual material alone has, however, given us only a partial view of the social milieu that maintained quarrying from the fourth millennium bc to the fifth century ad. This article presents a fresh perspective on Egyptian quarry…
Investigating the Predynastic origins of greywacke working in the Wadi Hammamat
Les carrières de grauwacke du Ouadi Hammamat dans le désert Oriental sont la source de certains des plus importants objets de culte de l’Égypte, comme les palettes cérémonielles de la période pré- et protodynastique. Les recherches menées dans cette région se sont surtout focalisées sur la richesse des données épigraphiques, avec des études plus sporadiques de géologues et d’archéologues sur les carrières et autres questions touchant à la culture…
Who were the pharaohs' quarrymen
Who were the pharaohs' quarrymen
Ancient quarries in mind
Ancient quarries are some of the hardest 'cultural landscapes' to visualize, as their material remains are usually mundane and often scattered over large areas. As non-monumental sites they largely figure low on heritage conservation agendas and in public consciousness and are still rather peripheral to archaeological research as they are often seen in a limited, usually technological, context. These aspects combined have contributed to their gra…
Forgotten People and Places
The industrial landscape of the Northern Faiyum Desert as a World Heritage Site
The pyramids and temples of the Egyptian Old Kingdom (early-mid-third millennium bc) are testament to an epoch of global significance in the evolution of monumental stone architecture. The basalt quarries of Widan el-Faras and gypsum quarries of Umm es-Sawan, located in the Northern Faiyum Desert of Egypt, were key production sites in the foreground of this transformation to large-scale stone quarrying. Yet, the significance and value of these ar…
Miners and mistresses
Expeditions to procure gemstones from mines in Egypt's marginal territories during the Middle Kingdom (c. 2055-1650 BC) are generally perceived as representing centralized, bureaucratized and hierarchical missions to essentially monopolized resources. Traditional 'top-down' approaches to the social context of mining in this period assume the pivotal role of the state in controlling such endeavours through large-scale centrally organized expeditio…
Who were the pharaohs' quarrymen
Old Kingdom Basalt Quarrying Activities at Widan El-Faras, Northern Faiyum Desert
The quarry of Widan el-Faras in the Northern Faiyum Desert was the source of basalt used mainly for paving mortuary temples floors in some of the Fourth and Fifth Dynasty pyramid complexes. An examination of the layout of the quarry and the attached infrastructure, as well as the extracted volumes and the use of the basalt, indicates a campaign-like, seasonal exploitation of the stone linked to the high level of Lake Moeris during the Fourth and …
Old Kingdom Basalt Quarrying Activities at Widan el-Faras, Northern Faiyum Desert
The quarry of Widan el-Faras in the Northern Faiyum Desert was the source of basalt used mainly for paving mortuary temples floors in some of the Fourth and Fifth Dynasty pyramid complexes. An examination of the layout of the quarry and attached infrastructure, as well as extracted volumes and use of the basalt indicates a campaign-like, seasonal exploitation of the basalt linked to the high level of Lake Moeris during the Fourth and Fifth Dynast…
Survey and excavation at the Gebel el-Asr gneiss and quartz quarries in Lower Nubia (1997-2000)
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Ancient quarries in mind
Ancient quarries are some of the hardest 'cultural landscapes' to visualize, as their material remains are usually mundane and often scattered over large areas. As non-monumental sites they largely figure low on heritage conservation agendas and in public consciousness and are still rather peripheral to archaeological research as they are often seen in a limited, usually technological, context. These aspects combined have contributed to their gra…
Miners and mistresses
Expeditions to procure gemstones from mines in Egypt's marginal territories during the Middle Kingdom (c. 2055-1650 BC) are generally perceived as representing centralized, bureaucratized and hierarchical missions to essentially monopolized resources. Traditional 'top-down' approaches to the social context of mining in this period assume the pivotal role of the state in controlling such endeavours through large-scale centrally organized expeditio…
The industrial landscape of the Northern Faiyum Desert as a World Heritage Site
The pyramids and temples of the Egyptian Old Kingdom (early-mid-third millennium bc) are testament to an epoch of global significance in the evolution of monumental stone architecture. The basalt quarries of Widan el-Faras and gypsum quarries of Umm es-Sawan, located in the Northern Faiyum Desert of Egypt, were key production sites in the foreground of this transformation to large-scale stone quarrying. Yet, the significance and value of these ar…
Survey and excavation at the Gebel el-Asr gneiss and quartz quarries in Lower Nubia (1997-2000)
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Survey and excavation at the Gebel el-Asr gneiss and quartz quarries in Lower Nubia (1997-2000)
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Old Kingdom Basalt Quarrying Activities at Widan El-Faras, Northern Faiyum Desert
The quarry of Widan el-Faras in the Northern Faiyum Desert was the source of basalt used mainly for paving mortuary temples floors in some of the Fourth and Fifth Dynasty pyramid complexes. An examination of the layout of the quarry and the attached infrastructure, as well as the extracted volumes and the use of the basalt, indicates a campaign-like, seasonal exploitation of the stone linked to the high level of Lake Moeris during the Fourth and …
Old Kingdom Basalt Quarrying Activities at Widan el-Faras, Northern Faiyum Desert
The quarry of Widan el-Faras in the Northern Faiyum Desert was the source of basalt used mainly for paving mortuary temples floors in some of the Fourth and Fifth Dynasty pyramid complexes. An examination of the layout of the quarry and attached infrastructure, as well as extracted volumes and use of the basalt indicates a campaign-like, seasonal exploitation of the basalt linked to the high level of Lake Moeris during the Fourth and Fifth Dynast…
Who were the pharaohs' quarrymen
Miners and mistresses
Expeditions to procure gemstones from mines in Egypt's marginal territories during the Middle Kingdom (c. 2055-1650 BC) are generally perceived as representing centralized, bureaucratized and hierarchical missions to essentially monopolized resources. Traditional 'top-down' approaches to the social context of mining in this period assume the pivotal role of the state in controlling such endeavours through large-scale centrally organized expeditio…
The industrial landscape of the Northern Faiyum Desert as a World Heritage Site
The pyramids and temples of the Egyptian Old Kingdom (early-mid-third millennium bc) are testament to an epoch of global significance in the evolution of monumental stone architecture. The basalt quarries of Widan el-Faras and gypsum quarries of Umm es-Sawan, located in the Northern Faiyum Desert of Egypt, were key production sites in the foreground of this transformation to large-scale stone quarrying. Yet, the significance and value of these ar…
Ancient quarries in mind
Ancient quarries are some of the hardest 'cultural landscapes' to visualize, as their material remains are usually mundane and often scattered over large areas. As non-monumental sites they largely figure low on heritage conservation agendas and in public consciousness and are still rather peripheral to archaeological research as they are often seen in a limited, usually technological, context. These aspects combined have contributed to their gra…
Forgotten People and Places
Who were the pharaohs' quarrymen
Who were the pharaohs' quarrymen
Investigating the Predynastic origins of greywacke working in the Wadi Hammamat
Les carrières de grauwacke du Ouadi Hammamat dans le désert Oriental sont la source de certains des plus importants objets de culte de l’Égypte, comme les palettes cérémonielles de la période pré- et protodynastique. Les recherches menées dans cette région se sont surtout focalisées sur la richesse des données épigraphiques, avec des études plus sporadiques de géologues et d’archéologues sur les carrières et autres questions touchant à la culture…
A Place Full of Whispers
The wealth of inscriptions at the Wadi Hammamat greywacke quarries (Egyptian Eastern Desert) have made it a key place to pursue enquiries about the social organization of expeditions to procure resources. Analysis of this textual material alone has, however, given us only a partial view of the social milieu that maintained quarrying from the fourth millennium bc to the fifth century ad. This article presents a fresh perspective on Egyptian quarry…
The Oxford Handbook of Egyptology
The Oxford Handbook of Egyptology presents a series of articles by colleagues working across the many archaeological, philological and cultural subdisciplines within the study of ancient Egypt from prehistory through to the end of the Roman Period. The volume seeks to place Egyptology within its theoretical, methodological, and historical contexts, both indicating how the subject has evolved and discussing its distinctive contemporary problems, i…
Archaeology and Historical Studies (10 works) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (9 works) · Geography (9 works) · Archaeology (8 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (5 works) · Geology (5 works) · History (5 works) · Plucking (5 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (3 works)