Geoarchaeology of Avaris: First Results

Tronchère, Hervé; Salomon, Ferréol; Callot, Yann; Goiran, Jean‐Philippe; Schmitt, Laurent; Forstner-Müller, Irene; Bietak, Manfred

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“…The Tell el-Daba site is located in the southeastern part of the Nile Delta (Figure 1). In ancient times, the site was connected to the Mediterranean Sea by the Pelusiac Nile branch (Bietak 1975;Tronchère et al 2008), which may have given it considerable strategic importance.…”

Section: The Tell El-daba Sitementioning

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The Chronology of Tell El-Daba: A Crucial Meeting Point of¹⁴C Dating, Archaeology, and Egyptology in the 2nd Millennium BC

Kutschera

Bietak²,

Wild

et al. 2012

Radiocarbon

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ABSTRACT. Radiocarbon dating at the Tell el-Daba site in the Nile Delta has created an enigma for many years. Despite great efforts, the difference of about 120 yr between the chronology based on 14 C dates and the one based on archaeological evidence linked to the Egyptian historical chronology has not been solved. In order to foster open discussions on this discrepancy, we present here the results of 40 14 C accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) measurements on short-lived plant material assigned to 14 different phases of the Tell el-Daba excavation, spanning 600 yr (about 2000-1400 BC). On the one hand, the recently established agreement between 14 C dates and dynastic Egypt ) makes it unlikely that the problem lies in the 14 C dates and/or the Egyptian historical chronology. On the other hand, the extensive archaeological evidence from Tell el-Daba linked to many different cultures in the eastern Mediterranean and to the Egyptian historical chronology provides strong evidence for an absolute chronology shifted by about 120 yr with respect to the 14 C dates.

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confidence: 99%

The Chronology of Tell El-Daba: A Crucial Meeting Point of¹⁴C Dating, Archaeology, and Egyptology in the 2nd Millennium BC

Kutschera

Bietak²,

Wild

et al. 2012

Radiocarbon

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Integrative geoarchaeological research on settlement patterns in the dynamic landscape of the northwestern Nile delta

Ginau

Schiestl

Wunderlich

2019

Quaternary International

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The fluvial evolution of the Holocene Nile Delta

Pennington

Sturt

Wilson³

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Quaternary Science Reviews

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Geoarchaeology of Avaris: First Results

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The Chronology of Tell El-Daba: A Crucial Meeting Point of¹⁴C Dating, Archaeology, and Egyptology in the 2nd Millennium BC

The Chronology of Tell El-Daba: A Crucial Meeting Point of¹⁴C Dating, Archaeology, and Egyptology in the 2nd Millennium BC

Integrative geoarchaeological research on settlement patterns in the dynamic landscape of the northwestern Nile delta

The fluvial evolution of the Holocene Nile Delta

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Geoarchaeology of Avaris: First Results

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The Chronology of Tell El-Daba: A Crucial Meeting Point of14C Dating, Archaeology, and Egyptology in the 2nd Millennium BC

The Chronology of Tell El-Daba: A Crucial Meeting Point of14C Dating, Archaeology, and Egyptology in the 2nd Millennium BC

Integrative geoarchaeological research on settlement patterns in the dynamic landscape of the northwestern Nile delta

The fluvial evolution of the Holocene Nile Delta

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The Chronology of Tell El-Daba: A Crucial Meeting Point of¹⁴C Dating, Archaeology, and Egyptology in the 2nd Millennium BC

The Chronology of Tell El-Daba: A Crucial Meeting Point of¹⁴C Dating, Archaeology, and Egyptology in the 2nd Millennium BC