Excavations at Mendes: Volume 1. the Royal Necropolis (Culture and History of the Ancient Near East)

Author: Redford, Donald Bruce

Brand: Brill

Edition: Illustrated

Number Of Pages: 272

EAN: 9789004136748

Release Date: 27-07-2004

Package Dimensions: 12.0 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches

Languages: English

Binding: hardcover

Details: This volume constitutes the final report on the excavations at the royal necropolis of the city of Mendes, which occupied 5 summer seasons from 1991 to 1995. The burial of king Neferites I, founder of Dynasty 29 (399-393 B.C.) is described along with other burials, the city walls, the shrine of the fish-goddess and sundry inscriptions. The pottery recovered is treated in extenso, and sheds a flood of light on Mendes' trade relations in the 5th-4th Cent. B.C. with Phoenicia and the Greek islands.
Of particular interest is the startling new discovery of a massive destruction layer which can be pinpointed to around 343 B.C. This clearly reflects the reprisals taken by the conquering Persians after they had re-occupied Egypt.