1 option
The Quarries of Meroe, Sudan- Part 1-Text
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rehren, Thilo
- Series:
- UCL Qatar Series in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (234 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press 2018
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- About Part 1. A team of international researchers presents their research on all aspects of quarrying: history, geology, quarrying technique, graffiti in quarries, Meroitic and Greek inscriptions in quarries, as well as the petrography of Nubian sandstone. A final chapter deals with the challenges of surveying quarries in the desert. All articles have extensive Arabic summaries. Map A map in A0 format of the wider study area, with individual quarry locations marked. PDF - 25 MB Video This two-part set is accompanied by five short educational and illustrative slideshows in English and Arabic about the authors' work on the sandstone quarries around Meroe. The highlight is a 5-minute aerial and underground 'fly-through' video presenting quarry Q41, the largest and most impressive of the gallery quarries in the study area, available in 2D or 3D. All videos are available here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7-ic31cMSbvWosaClqx-qHJYtYWraVgB Acknowledgment This publication and the associated videos were made possible by NPRP grant 5-879-6-025 from the Qatar National Research Fund (a member of Qatar Foundation). The statements made herein are solely the responsibility of the author(s).
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.