1.

Record Nr.

UNIBAS000020633

Titolo

Es liegt was in der Luft : die Himmel Europas ; Herausgegeben von Gerhard Melzer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wien : Droschl, c2003

ISBN

3-85420-624-0

Descrizione fisica

158 p. ; 22 cm

Disciplina

833.914

Lingua di pubblicazione

Tedesco

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910464425303321

Autore

Sheehan Peter

Titolo

Babylon of Egypt : the archaeology of Old Cairo and the origins of the city / / Peter Sheehan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cairo, Egypt ; ; New York, New York : , : The American University in Cairo Press, , 2010

©2010

ISBN

1-61797-610-5

1-322-47588-1

1-61797-609-1

Edizione

[An American Research Center in Egypt edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

American Research Center in Egypt Conservation Series ; ; 4

Disciplina

720.6216

Soggetti

Islamic architecture - Egypt - Cairo

Architecture, Roman - Egypt - Cairo

Archaeology - Egypt - Cairo

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.



Sommario/riassunto

An archaeological investigation into the ancient nucleus of medieval and modern Cairo. This book presents a history of Old Cairo based on new archaeological evidence gathered between 2000 and 2006 during a major project to lower the groundwater level affecting the churches and monuments of this area of Cairo known by the Romans as Babylon. Examination of the material and structural remains revealed a sequence of continuous occupation extending from the sixth century BC to the present day. These include the massive stone walls of the canal linking the Nile to the Red Sea, and the harbor constru