The excavations at Oxyrhynchus were at length concluded last winter, the sixth which has been devoted to the exploration of that marvellously productive site; the publication of the vast store of Greek papyri from it will be the work of many years to come. Bernard S. Grenfell & Arthur S. Hunt Queens College, Oxford: October 1907 This site introduces the Oxyrhynchus Papyri Project. It is designed ...

Lepcis Magna, an amazingly preserved Roman city on the North African coast has been excavated by archaeologists since the 1920s. From Phoenicean beginnings through colonisation to Roman city this site has welcomed many of the great names of the Roman Empire. Although now a UNESCO World Heritage site, few tourists get to see the wonders of this site in person, but the work of the latest team of ...

Stone circles of The Gambia Although West Africa has no monuments comparable to the Pyramids and Temples of Ancient Egypt or the ruins of Zimbabwe, it has in the stone circles of the Senegal and the Gambia impressive remains that have puzzled the few travellers who have examined them. Stone circles of many types are found throughout Europe and the Near East, though nowhere is there so large a ...

Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universit t Frankfurt am Main Sonderforschungsbereich 268 a project funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) Teilprojekt C7 Archaeological research in Northeastern Nigeria Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universit t Seminar fur Vor- und Fruhgeschichte Arch ologie und Arch obotanik Afrikas Robert-Mayer-Str. 1 D-60054 Frankfurt am Main Tel./Fax: 0049-(0)69-28582 ...

Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universitat Frankfurt am Main Sonderforschungsbereich 268 a project funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) Teilprojekt C7 Archaeological research in Northeastern Nigeria Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universitat Seminar fur Vor- und Fruhgeschichte Archaologie und Archaobotanik Afrikas Robert-Mayer-Str. 1 D-60054 Frankfurt am Main Tel./Fax: 0049-(0)69-28582 ...

KARANIS: AN EGYPTIAN TOWN IN ROMAN TIMES Discoveries of the University of Michigan Expedition to Egypt (1924-1935) edited by Elaine K. Gazda Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, 1983 CONTENTS Acknowledgements Karanis in Perspective The Rural Economy Domestic Life The Temples and the Gods Bibliography This web site is an on-line version of the 1983 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology ...

Nubia, Sudan Archaeology, Mahas Survey ...

Rock Art Department Introduction Staff What is 'rock art' Collection Publications Research History of the Rock Art Department added 24/04/02 Links updated 10/07/01 Public rock art sites updated 7/08/01 News Contract work, Rock Art School & Rock Art Tours added 7/08/01 Awards to staff of the Rock Art Department added 25/04/02 Mission Statement The mission of the National Museum's Rock Art ...

Tell me when this page is updated Tunisia Where's that !! As the map reveals, Tunisia has the Mediterranean Sea to its north and east. Tunisia is also inbetween Libya (South) and Algeria (West). Even though it is between two volitile countries, it is relatively stable. It is a small, fairly developed country with a varied history and culture. Tunisia is an Arabic and Islamic country, but it ...

Florisbad Quaternary Research Department Research Collections Publications PSSA 2002 12th Biennial Meeting added 16/01/2002 Aims To conduct interdisciplinary palaeo-environmental research, primarily in the central region of southern Africa To develop Florisbad (a National Monument) as a fossil site, and to maintain and expand the research at the site To develop the infrastructure of the Research ...

Department of Archaeology This Department aims to conduct scientific investigations of the lifestyles and customs of the early inhabitants of the Free State Province, South Africa. Artefacts and information in context are collected through systematic research and controlled excavations. Details of these materials are recorded, preserved, curated and studied, and information on the finds is made ...