Table of Contents

List of Tables


List of Maps


List of Figures


List of Plates


Preface


I. Introduction


a) Theoretical Context


b) Ecological Context


c) Historical Context


II. Archaeological Investigations


a) The Topographic Map


b) Site Surface Sampling


c) The Excavations


III. Relative Seriation of Ceramics


IV. The Faunal Remains Richard Redding


a) The Material


b) Relative Importance of the Taxa and Associations


c) Conclusions


V. The Plant Remains Wilma Wetterstrom


a) Methods


b) Results


c) Discussion and Conclusions


VI. The Textiles Diana Ryesky


a) Procedures


b) The Samples


c) Data Analysis


d) Comparisons Between the Two Test Squares Excavated at El-Hibeh


e) Summary and Conclusions


VII. Summary and Conclusions


Appendix I: The Ceramics


Appendix II: Numistmatic Evidence


Appendix III: Epigraphic Materials


Appendix IV: Small Finds


Appendix V: The Regional Survey


Appendix VI: Report on the Petrology of the Temple at El-Hibeh Hassaan El-Hassanny and Tarek Naffie


Bibliography


Plates

About the Author

Robert J. Wenke is professor of archaeology in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Washington.

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