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Author

Stross, F.H.; Hay.R.L.; Asaro, F.; Bowman, H.R.; Michel, H.V.

Title Of Article Chaper

Sources of the quartzite of some ancient Egyptian sculptures

Title Of Journal Book

Archaeometry

Volume

30

Issue

1

Pages

109-119

ISSN

0003-813X

Language Of Text

English

Literature Type

Serial

Literature Level

Analytic

Abstract

This article reports the results of analysis of samples collected from some Egyptian quartzite artifacts, such as statuary, dating from the New Kingdom. Most of the artifacts are located in Upper Egypt, but the results of analysis suggest that, until the middle of the 14th century BC, the quartzite came from a more distant quarry near Cairo rather than from the quartzite quarries located near Aswan in Upper Egypt. -- AATA

Keywords

Quartzite New Kingdom Egypt;Sculpture Quartzite Provenance; Quartzite Neutron activation analysis (NAA);Sculpture Stone Petrography AATA

pub_id

23252