The early Roman necropolis of ancient Philadelphia : results from the 2019-2024 excavations / Basem Gehad ; with contributions by Mohab Naguib [and nine others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gehad, Basem, author.

Series:

BAR international series ; 3261.

BAR international series ; 3261

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fayyūm (Egypt)--Antiquities.

Fayyūm (Egypt).

Excavations (Archaeology)--Egypt--Fayyūm.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Cemeteries--Egypt--Fayyūm.

Cemeteries.

Physical Description:

xxv, 138 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour) ; 30 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : BAR Publishing, 2026.

Summary:

This volume presents a comprehensive archaeological study of the Roman period necropolis of ancient Philadelphia in the Fayoum, the site long associated with the famed 'Er-Rubbayat' mummy portraits. It reconstructs the funerary landscape of a multicultural community living at the crossroads of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman traditions. Through detailed analysis of tomb architecture, burial assemblages, mummification practices, ceramics, papyri, and newly discovered mummy portraits, the book restores crucial context to material long dispersed across museums and collections. It reveals a cemetery shaped by complex social identities, evolving artistic practices, and a vibrant local economy of funerary production. By integrating archaeological, osteological, and archival evidence, this study fills a major gap in Roman Egyptian scholarship and offers a new view of daily life, death, and cultural interaction in a provincial village of the ancient world.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1407363638

9781407363622

140736362X

9781407363639

OCLC:

1587785165