Site details
Zawiyet Umm el-Rakham
| PK | C6382 |
| TITLE | Zawiyet Umm el–Rakham |
| WGS84 | 31.4° N, 27.02583° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 31.4, 27.02583 |
| LON/LAT | 27.02583, 31.4 |
| DMS | 31° 23' 60" N | , | 27° 1' 32.988" E |
| W3W | weep, communicating, neutron |
| UTM | 35 R, 502456, 3473934 |
| EGSA87 | 787564, 3477604 |
| Elevation m | 5 |
| Elevation feet | 16.4 |
| Region | Egypt |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Artifacts
TYPE
1. Artifacts. van Wijngaarden [2002], 328 The amount of Mycenaean finds for this site is set to 1 which means 1 to 10 finds for this site. Wijngaarden [2002] 323 'Amount of Mycenaean finds: 1 = 1-10; ... 'PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. van Wijngaarden [2002]: 328, '... Mycenaean finds: ... '
NOTES
1. Additional: Steven Snape, "Zawiyet Umm el-Rakham and Egyptian foreign trade in the 13th century BC" in Karageorghis, Vassos and Nikolaos Chr Stampolideēs (eds.), Sea routes: interconnections in the Mediterranean 16th - 6th c. BC : proceedings of the International Symposium held at Rethymnon, Crete in September 29th - October 2nd 2002, A. G. Leventis Foundation, Athens, 2003. ISBN: 978-9607143259
2. The site project page is here.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Snape and Wilson [2007]: Snape, S. and P. Wilson. Zawiyet Umm El-Rakham I; The Temple And Chapels. Rutherford Press Limited, Bolton, UK. 2007., '', Online here.
2. van Wijngaarden [2002]: van Wijngaarden, Gert Jan. Use and Appreciation of Mycenaean Pottery in the Levant, Cyprus and Italy (ca. 1600 - 1200 BC). Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research and Amsterdam University Press. 2002., 'Central Mediterranean', pg. 328.
Online here.
PHOTOS AND IMAGES
Canaanite amphora (back), Egyptian jar (front, right) and two Stirrup jars from Zawiyet Umm El Rakham
Original work of Steven Snape.