Babylon of Egypt : the archaeology of Old Cairo and the origins of the city / / Peter Sheehan
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| Autore: |
Sheehan Peter
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| Titolo: |
Babylon of Egypt : the archaeology of Old Cairo and the origins of the city / / Peter Sheehan
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| Pubblicazione: | Cairo, Egypt ; ; New York, New York : , : The American University in Cairo Press, , 2010 |
| ©2010 | |
| Edizione: | An American Research Center in Egypt edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 720.6216 |
| Soggetto topico: | Islamic architecture - Egypt - Cairo |
| Architecture, Roman - Egypt - Cairo | |
| Archaeology - Egypt - Cairo | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Babylon of Egypt |
| ISBN: | 1-61797-610-5 |
| 1-322-47588-1 | |
| 1-61797-609-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910464425303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
American Research Center in Egypt Conservation series ; ; 4.