UID:
almafu_9960947562302883
Format:
1 online resource (241 p.)
Edition:
An American Research Center in Egypt edition.
ISBN:
1-61797-610-5
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1-322-47588-1
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1-61797-609-1
Series Statement:
American Research Center in Egypt Conservation Series ; 4
Content:
An archaeological investigation into the ancient nucleus of medieval and modern Cairo. This book presents a history of Old Cairo based on new archaeological evidence gathered between 2000 and 2006 during a major project to lower the groundwater level affecting the churches and monuments of this area of Cairo known by the Romans as Babylon. Examination of the material and structural remains revealed a sequence of continuous occupation extending from the sixth century BC to the present day. These include the massive stone walls of the canal linking the Nile to the Red Sea, and the harbor constru
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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The making of Babylon. The ancient landscape of Cairo ; The river of Trajan ; Diocletian and the Roman fortress of Babylon -- The making of old Cairo. Al-Fustat and the making of old Cairo ; Cycles of decline and revival : Ayyubid, Mamluk, and Ottoman old Cairo ; The re-making of old Cairo in the image of its past.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 977-416-731-7
Additional Edition:
ISBN 977-416-299-4
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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