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Reconstructing the holocene depositional environments in the western part of Ancient Karnak temples complex (Egypt): a geoarchaeological approach

Journal of Archaeological Science, 2011
This paper presents the results of a geoarchaeological study undertaken in Upper Egypt, in the western part of the Karnak Temples complex. The geoarchaeological approach helps to better understand the fluvial dynamics of the Nile in the proximity of the Pharaonic site during the late Holocene.
Matthieu Ghilardi
exaly   +4 more sources

Pharaonic power and architectural labor investment at the Karnak Temple Complex, Egypt

Architectural Energetics in Archaeology, 2019
This chapter discusses the background of the architecture and labor of ancient Egypt, as well as Karnak’s place within this historical context. It examines three specific facets of pharaonic rulership: time, warfare, and administrative centralization.
Megan E Drennan, Michael J. Kolb
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

An Accurate Structural Reconstruction in 3D of the Hypostyle Hall at the Ancient Egyptian Temple Complex of Karnak

, 2019
This paper presents an accurate structural reconstruction in 3D of the Hypostyle Hall at the ancient Egyptian temple complex of Karnak. Numerous reconstructions have already been produced, but they are approximations and seek to show what the Hall might have looked like.
I. A. Liarte Fernando   +2 more
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Mineralogical Characterization of the Weathering Crusts Covering the Ancient Wall Paintings of the Festival Temple of Thutmosis III, Karnak Temple Complex, Upper Egypt

, 2011
The Karnak temple complex is located on the east bank of the River Nile, about 2.5 km north of Luxor, Upper Egypt. The main building materials used in its construction are sandstones, the so-called “Nubian Sandstone”, collected from the Gebel el-Silsila area in south-western Egypt (Fitzner et al. 2003).
H. Mahmoud, N. Kantiranis, J. Stratis
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

The shifting Nile and the origins and development of ancient Karnak

Antiquity, 2021
Following two centuries of research at Karnak, our understanding of the origins and development of this famous ancient Egyptian temple complex remains limited. Recent archaeological excavation in the Ptah temple, however, has reached its earliest levels,
G. Charloux   +3 more
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A continuous threat: detection of unusual salt phases on the painted wall reliefs of Khonsu temple at Karnak complex, Egypt: a case study

2022
Periodico di Mineralogia, Vol. 91 No. 1 (2022)
Marey Mahmoud, Hussein Hassan   +1 more
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The Hypostyle Hall at Karnak Temple: approaches to decoding complexity and experiencing a monumental space

2021
Since its construction during the Ramesside Period, the Hypostyle Hall at the Temple of Amun-Re at Karnak has stood as a monument to the ingenuity, wealth, and power of Ancient Egyptian civilisation. For modern visitors, the complexity and grandeur of the Hall stands as a physical testament to the scope and limits of human thought.
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