Tytuł
Magnetic method in the study of the influence of environmental conditions on settlement activity: case study from Fayum Oasis (Egypt)
Autorzy
[ 1 ] Laboratorium Bio- i Archeometrii PAN (Warszawa, Kraków, Poznań), Instytut Archeologii i Etnologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk | [ P ] pracownik
Dyscyplina naukowa (Ustawa 2.0)
Rok publikacji
2020
Typ rozdziału
rozdział w monografii naukowej
Język publikacji
angielski
Słowa kluczowe
Streszczenie
EN The article presents research on three settlements from the Greco-Roman period (304 BC – 395 AD), located in different areas of the Fayum oasis in Egypt: Philoteris, Al-Qarah al-Hamra, and Neiloupolis. Life in these settlements ended as a result of phenomena related to water: either because of its shortage (the cessation of water supply via canals, as in the case of Philoteris, confirmed in written sources), or its excess (the flooding of settlements after the water level rose in Lake Moeris, as in the cases of Al-Qarah al-Hamra and Neiloupolis). These phenomena are clearly visible in the results of geophysical surveys. The malfunction of the water system was probably caused by a cataclysm, which occurred in the first half of the 4th century AD. It caused the destruction of the water reservoir located in the highest, southern part of the oasis, which was responsible for the regulation of the water economy in the area. The date of the cataclysm has been indicated by data obtained during archaeological research (ceramics dating). Additionally, the hypothesis has been confirmed by information provided by Karanis excavation results: the city grew rapidly in the middle of the 4th century AD – probably as a result of the inflow of people from the neighboring settlements, which had been flooded by water.
Strony (od-do)
67 - 78
Punktacja Ministerstwa / rozdział
5
Punktacja Ministerstwa / rozdział (nauki humanistyczne, społeczne i teologiczne)
5
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