The Quarries of Meroe, Sudan- Part 1-Text

• Hoofdauteur: Thilo Rehren (auth)
• Andere auteurs: Brigitte Cech (auth), Abdelrahman Ali Mohamed (auth)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press 2018
• Reeks: UCL Qatar Series in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
• Onderwerpen: Archaeology; Sudan; Ancient Sandstone Quarries; Meroe
• Online toegang: 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...