Tell el-Borg II: Excavations in North Sinai

Published by Penn State University Press 2019

Tell el-Borg II

Excavations in North Sinai

Edited by: James K. Hoffmeier

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781646020058

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About this book

This is the second and final volume of scientific and interdisciplinary reports on the excavations and research conducted at Tell el-Borg, north Sinai, between 1998 and 2008, written by the scholars and specialists who worked on the site under the direction of Professor James K. Hoffmeier.

This volume focuses on the cemetery areas, which yield more than a dozen tombs, typically made of mud brick, some of which were constructed for a single occupant and some of which were larger tombs that accommodated multiple family members. Included is a treatment of an area of “public” space featuring a temple and a well, among other things, and a study of the geological results of the nearby ancient Ballah Lakes that offers new data on the history of the Nile distributary that flowed by Tell el-Borg. The balance of the work deals with specialty reports, including the faunal and botanical remains, the clay coffins, and elite stones. A concluding chapter offers a synthesis of the decade of work and ties together the finds published in both volumes.

In addition to the editor, the contributors to this volume include Stephen Moshier, Bahaa Gayed, Gregory D. Mumford, Scott D. Haddow, Mark Janzen, Thomas W. Davis, Rexine Hummel, Hesham M. Hussein, Carole McCartney, Michelle A. Loyet, Louise Bertini, and Salima Ikram.

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Hoffmeier James K. :

James K. Hoffmeier is Professor of Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern History and Archaeology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Published Reports and Studies on the Work at Tell El-Borg Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Chapter 1. A Brief Summary of a Decade of Research in North Sinai and Tell el-Borg James K. Hoffmeier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2. Geological Investigation of the Ballah Depression, Northern Suez Canal Zone, Egypt Stephen O. Moshier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	5
Chapter 3. Public Space at Tell el-Borg: Field II, Areas 1–3 Gregory D. Mumford Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
Chapter 4. The Funerary Area: Field III, The “Eastern Cemetery” Scott D. Haddow and James K. Hoffmeier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	166
Chapter 5. Clay Coffins from Tell el-Borg Mark Janzen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	259
Chapter 6. The “Western Cemetery” Scott D. Haddow and James K. Hoffmeier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	270
Chapter 7. Field VI: The Domestic Space Thomas W. Davis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	278
Chapter 8. Mapping an Ancient Egyptian Highway of North Sinai: The Ways of Horus Hesham M. Hussein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	348
Chapter 9. Identification and Provenance of Elite Stones Found at Tell el-Borg Stephen O. Moshier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	355
Chapter 10. Lithics / Chipped Stone Implements from Tell el-Borg Carol McCartney Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	365
Chapter 11. Report on the Charred Plant Remains at Tell el-Borg Claire Malleson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	380
Chapter 12. Faunal Report on the First Three Seasons of Excavations (2000–2002) Michelle A. Loyet Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	390
Chapter 13. The Faunal Remains from the 2004–2007 Excavations at Tell el-Borg Louise Bertini Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	404
Chapter 14. The Equid Remains from Tell el-Borg Salima Ikram Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	414
Chapter 15. Reflections on a Decade of Research and Excavations at Tell el-Borg and Its Environs (1998–2008) James K. Hoffmeier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	424

Language: English
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 456
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 574
- Images: 574
- Other: 574 illustrations
Keywords: North Sinai; Ways of Horus; Tjaru/Sile; Hebu I & II; Tell el-Borg

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Published: April 19, 2019
ISBN: 9781646020058