Publications

(Ships and boats of the Canopic Region 1; Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology Monograph 10)

Alexander Belov

A detailed analysis of the construction of ship 17, a Late Period vessel discovered by Franck Goddio and a team from the Institut Européen d’Archéologie Sous-Marine during underwater excavations at Thonis-Heracleion, a sunken city in Aboukir Bay, Egypt. Drawing upon Herodotus’ description of boat-building, the author concludes that ship 17 is a baris-boat and highlights its specifically Egyptian method of assembly.

ISBN: 9781905905362

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https://www.oxbowbooks.com/oxbow/ship-17-a-late-period-egyptian-ship-from-thonis-heracleion.html

Table of Contents: ship_17_toc.pdf

(Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology Monograph 9)

Anne-Sophie von Bomhard

A remarkable range of inscribed bronze objects were found in the demolition layer of a temple identified at site M8 at Thonis-Heracleion. This work shows how they performed a crucial role in the theological, rather than physical defence of Egypt in the Saïte Period. 

ISBN: 9781905905409

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https://www.oxbowbooks.com/oxbow/theological-defences-of-the-canopic-gate-in-the-saite-period-54148.html

Table of Contents: theological_defenses_toc.pdf

(Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology Monograph 8)

Damian Robinson and Franck Goddio (eds)

This volume presents 16 papers that explore aspects of the economic and religious life of the northwestern Nile Delta in the first millennium BC. The papers concentrate on presenting new research on a range of material culture—ceramics, coins, weights, statuettes, statues, royal decrees and abandoned ships—from the on-going excavations of Thonis-Heracleion, a now submerged port-city on the edge of the ‘Sea of the Greeks’. This research is put into its local context through number of additional papers that deal with Naukratis, the river-port upstream of Thonis-Heracleion, and others that seek to place both port-cities into their wider landscapes.

ISBN: 9781905905331

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Table of Contents: thonis-heracleio_in_context_toc.pdf

(Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology Monograph 7)

Anne-Sophie von Bomhard

The author presents an edition of the stela found during underwater excavations in the Aboukir Bay, at the site of ancient Thonis-Heracleion, and inscribed with the Decree of Saïs. The text is a parallel to that inscribed on another stela found at Naukratis at the turn of last century. The author gives an introduction to the discovery of the two stelae, as well as a description of the monuments, including the scenes and captions found in the lunette (Part II). von Bomhard goes on to discuss the arrangement of the texts and figures depicted on the decree, and the possible symbolism behind them. The bulk of the text is occupied by a careful transliteration and translation of the text, followed by an exhaustive bibliography, an index of words discussed, a synoptic overview of orthographic and figurative variations, and an index of Egyptian words. This work contributes to the understanding of royal benefactions to temples and aspects of trade and taxation systems in force at the time of the decree.

ISBN-13: 978-1-905905-23-2

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Table of Contents: decree_of_sais_toc.pdf

(Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology Monograph 6)

Damian Robinson and Andrew Wilson (eds)

This volume comprises twelve papers that look at the shifting patterns of maritime trade as seen through archaeological evidence across the economic cycle of Classical Antiquity. Papers range from an initial study of Egyptian ship wrecks dating from the sixth to fifth century BC from the submerged harbour of Thonis-Heracleion through to studies of connectivity and trade in the eastern Mediterranean during the Late Antique period. The majority of the papers, however, focus on the high point in ancient maritime trade during the Roman period and examine developments in shipping, port facilities and trading routes.

ISBN-13: 978-1-905905-17-1
ISBN-10: 1-905905-17-3

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Table of content: 

maritime_arch_an_dancient_trade_toc.pdf