VAN DER VEEN, Marijke GALE, Rowena ; ÜBEL, Dirk

Consumption, Trade and Innovation. Exploring the Botanical Remains from the Roman and Islamic Ports at Quseir al-Qadim, Egypt

Journal of African Archaeology Monograph Series 6

Africa Magna Verlag, Frankfurt am Main, 2011, p. 205-226

fouilles excavations

[1, 200] [1201, 1400]

domaine artisanal workshop sphere domaine des transports transport sphere domaine domestique domestic sphere

cuiller, louche cutlery, spoon, ladle  bateau, accastillage ship’s tackle  instruments de filage/tissage spinning, weaving implements  vaisselle de table vessel, tableware 

acacia acacia (lat. Acacia spp.)
figuier sycomore sycamore fig (lat. Ficus sycomorus L.)
palmier dattier date palm (lat. Phoenix dactylifera)
saule willow (lat. Salix spp.)
dattier du désert sugar date palm (lat. Balanites aegyptiaca)
jujubier ziziphus spina-christi (lat. Rhamnaceae sp.)
eédre cedar (lat. Cedrus)

charbon de bois charcoal naturel natural

Chapter 5 on woodworking and firewood sums up evidence for imported wood in Egypt and the uses of local, native wood.
The methodology of sampling is discussed, followed by sections on maritime artifacts (associated with ships), everyday objects (e.g. bowls, spoons, combs, needles) and evidence of fuel use. The differences in the exploitation of woody resources at the site is discussed for the two periods, that is, Roman and Islamic with particular focus on the origin of the ships that frequented the ports and on the selection of woods for everyday objects and firewood. An estimate is made of the degree to which imported timbers were utilized at Berenike.

habitat
settlement  contexte urbain
urban context structures funéraires
burial structures  tombe
tomb production et commerce
production and commerce  port
harbour

Egypte Egypt

Mer Rouge Red Sea

Quṣayr al-Qadīm (Myos Hormos)

consommation