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The Roman Imperial Quarries: The Excavations - Survey and Excavation at Mons Porphyrites 1994-1998 (Excavation Memoirs)
The Roman Imperial Quarries The Excavations Survey and Excavation at Mons Porphyrites 19941998 - Excavation Memoirs
Author: David Peacock, Valerie A. Maxfield
Mons Porphyrites, in the heart of the Red Sea mountains which dominate the Eastern Desert of Egypt, was the only source of imperial porphyry known to the ancient world. The quarries seem to have been worked from the Tiberian period until the early fifth century AD. A five-year programme of investigation of the quarries was undertaken between 199...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780856981807
ISBN-10: 085698180X
Publication Date: 11/30/2007
Pages: 449
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Publisher: Egypt Exploration Society
Book Type: Hardcover
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