Preliminary Report on the Twentieth Excavation Season of the Archaeological Expedition to Wad Ben Naga

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ID6012344
AuthorsPavel Onderka, Vlastimil Vrtal
Year2022
Volume43
Issue1
Pages79-106
Publication date2022-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnnals of the Náprstek Museum (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0231-844X • E-ISSN: 2533-5685
PublisherNárodní Muzeum (National Museum, Prague) (PUBLISHER • CZ)
DOI10.37520/anpm.2022.006
OpenAlexW4285288796
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited6

The twentieth excavation season of the Archaeological Expedition to Wad Ben Naga primarily focused on the continued excavations of the so-called Isis Temple (WBN 300). The excavation focused on the area in the rear of the temple explored by the Royal Prussian Expedition in 1844. Altogether ten rooms were revealed which allowed the assessment of the whole complex inner disposition of the temple. During the excavation, various pieces of the original cultic equipment were recovered, including pieces of Meroitic statuary and a new lion altar (Altar D). The original locations of the so-called Altars A, B, and C, discovered by the Royal Prussian Expedition, were identified. Outside the so-called Isis Temple, the work focused on uncovering of the Stone Building (WBN 1100) identified next to structure WBN 250

Altar · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Excavation · Temple · Archaeological Research and Protection · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · History · Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization

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