Book ; Online: The Quarries of Meroe, Sudan- Part 1-Text
2018
Abstract: 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. ...
Abstract | 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.MapA map in A0 format of the wider study area, with individual quarry locations marked. PDF - 25 MBVideoThis 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-qHJYtYWraVgBAcknowledgmentThis 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) |
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Keywords | Archaeology |
Size | 1 electronic resource (234 pages) |
Publisher | Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press |
Document type | Book ; Online |
Note | English ; Open Access |
HBZ-ID | HT020677894 |
ISBN | 9789927118876 ; 9927118872 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5339/uclq.2018.9789927118876 |
Database | ZB MED Catalogue: Medicine, Health, Nutrition, Environment, Agriculture |
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