The Quarries of Meroe, Sudan- Part 1-Text

• Main Author: Thilo Rehren (auth)
• Other Authors: Brigitte Cech (auth), Abdelrahman Ali Mohamed (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press 2018
• Series: UCL Qatar Series in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
• Subjects: Archaeology; Sudan; Ancient Sandstone Quarries; Meroe
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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 o...