Bir Umm Fawakhir, Volume 2
O'Brien, Alexandra A. / Meyer, Carol / Reichel, Clemens D. / Reichel, Clemens / Heidorn, Lisa A. / Heidorn, Lisa
Bir Umm Fawakhir is a fifth-sixth century AD Coptic/Byzantine gold-mining town located in the central Eastern Desert of Egypt. The Bir Umm Fawakhir Project of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago carried out four seasons of archaeological survey at the site, in 1992, 1993, 1996, and 1997, one season of excavation in 1999, and one study season in 2001. This volume is the final report on the 1996 and 1997 seasons.The goals of the ...