Reuse and Recycling in the Temple of Millions of Years of Thutmosis III (Luxor, Egypt): Archaeological Evidence of a Pottery Workshop

Autor: Francisco Contreras Cortés, Linda Chapon, Juan Jesús Padilla Fernández
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Near Eastern Archaeology. 81:228-237
ISSN: 2325-5404
1094-2076
Popis: Archaeological excavations carried out during seasons 2013 and 2014 in the Temple of Millions of Years of Thutmosis III shed light on a set of material elements linked to the production process of ceramics. Among these elements are a kiln and possible decanting sink structures. Long after the sacred precinct had been abandoned, changes seem to have occurred in the ideological and ritual conceptions of the Theban Mountain situated on the west bank of Luxor. These changes led to the reutilization in more recent times of still-visible mud-brick structures, but with different functions and uses.
Databáze: OpenAIRE