Ptolemaic Berenike

Resources, Logistics, and Daily Life in a Hellenistic Fortress on the Red Sea Coast of Egypt

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4536014
AutoresMarek A Woźniak, Marek Woźniak (0000-0003-2450-0192, Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures), Steven E Sidebotham (University of Delaware), Marta Osypińska (0000-0003-4603-9245, Polish Academy of Sciences), Alfredo Carannante (0000-0002-9581-5928), Joanna K Rądkowska (0000-0003-3362-1236, Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures)
Ano2021
Volume125
Fascículo2
Páginas247-281
Data de publicação2021-04-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAmerican Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0002-9114 • E-ISSN: 1939-828X
EditoraUniversity of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.3764/aja.125.2.0247
OpenAlexW3136697518
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas5
Referências citadas26

Excavations at Berenike (Trogodytika) on the Red Sea coast of Egypt provide a foundation date in the third quarter of the third century BCE, which corroborates Pliny the Elder's (HN 6.33.168) claim that Ptolemy II Philadelphus (ca. 285/2–246 BCE) established the port. Named after Philadelphus' mother, Berenike is the only archaeologically attested Hellenistic-era Red Sea emporium. According to literary evidence, it was one of about a dozen founded by early Ptolemaic rulers along the African coast. Study of Berenike's artifacts and ecofacts has confirmed the presence of elephants and has provided data on the diet of the residents and the location, acquisition, and distribution of drinking water. Research has also documented industrial and economic activities. This report presents highlights of these studies

Ancient history · Archaeological evidence · Archaeology · Dozen · Excavation · Fortress (chess) · Geography · Hellenistic Period · Port (circuit theory) · Quarter (Canadian coin) · Sea coast · West coast · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Engineering · Geology · History · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Oceanography