Introducing Tell Gabbara
New Evidence for Early Dynastic Settlement in the Eastern Delta
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20373504 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sabrina R Rampersad (0000-0003-1295-5245, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 94 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 95-106 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-5133 • E-ISSN: 2514-0582 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/030751330809400103 |
| OpenAlex | W63957341 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Tell Gabbara, a previously undocumented site in the Sharqiya province, has recently produced evidence of a Naqada III settlement in the latest phase of its occupation. The economic nature of the community is beginning to emerge as a highly productive agricultural one in which grain harvesting and bread production played important roles, perhaps within the context of a larger redistributive system. This is supported by an archaeological record containing a large corpus of bread moulds, sickle blades, and mud-brick architecture, the latter beginning to appear over a significant area. It is likely that the population at this site was part of a larger network of Naqada III settlement throughout the delta, and thus was part of a system characterised by social, cultural, and economic developments accelerated by the unification
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| Citations per year | 0.4 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |