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Ancient Egyptian Anchors: New Results from Wadi Gawasis

Ancient Egyptian Anchors: New Results from Wadi Gawasis Chiara Zazzaro* Mohamed M. Abdelmaguid** The major problem in the study of the ancient the major source of information in the study of the Egyptian stone-anchors of the Pharaonic Period is ancient Egyptian stone-anchors. that all the anchors were found in land contexts, This paper discusses the preliminary results of the lack of clear representations of the anchors in these recent researches with an outlook on the studies ancient Egyptian scenes, reliefs and model boats, conducted until now on the ancient stone-anchors led to various interpretations about their use in the found in Egypt and in the Eastern Mediterranean navigation by sea or by river. Moreover, the finding during the second millennium BCE. of anchors in land context focused the discussion The site of Wadi Gawasis is located on a coral on the function and the use and/or reuse of the terrace on the northern bank of the Wadi, ca. anchor in land, and on the possible perception of 25 km south of the Port of Safaga and 50 km north their symbolic value. of Quseir. Different types of features recorded on More than 30 Egyptian anchors were recognized the site confirm the complex organization of this in archaeological http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Abgadyat Brill

Ancient Egyptian Anchors: New Results from Wadi Gawasis

Zazzaro, Chiara; Abdelmaguid, Mohamed M.
Abgadyat , Volume 11 (1): 8 – May 12, 2016
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Chiara Zazzaro* Mohamed M. Abdelmaguid** The major problem in the study of the ancient the major source of information in the study of the Egyptian stone-anchors of the Pharaonic Period is ancient Egyptian stone-anchors. that all the anchors were found in land contexts, This paper discusses the preliminary results of the lack of clear representations of the anchors in these recent researches with an outlook on the studies ancient Egyptian scenes, reliefs and model boats, conducted until now on the ancient stone-anchors led to various interpretations about their use in the found in Egypt and in the Eastern Mediterranean navigation by sea or by river. Moreover, the finding during the second millennium BCE. of anchors in land context focused the discussion The site of Wadi Gawasis is located on a coral on the function and the use and/or reuse of the terrace on the northern bank of the Wadi, ca. anchor in land, and on the possible perception of 25 km south of the Port of Safaga and 50 km north their symbolic value. of Quseir. Different types of features recorded on More than 30 Egyptian anchors were recognized the site confirm the complex organization of this in archaeological

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Published: May 12, 2016

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