CONGLOMERATE ROCKS "BRECCIA VERDE ANTICA" ARCHAEOLOGY, PETROLOGY, DETERIORATION AND TECHNOLOGY OF QUARRYING AT HAMMAMAT QUARRIES IN THE EASTEREN DESERT.
One of the most interesting of the monumental rocks of Egypt is the green conglomerates of the Hammamat valley which was used for bowls, vessels, sarcophagus and other objects, from a very early period. The quarries of wadi Hammamat produced the green ornamental stone known in Roman period as...
Main Author: | dr.HESHAM ABBAS KMALLY |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Arabic |
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The General Union of Arab Archaeologists
2010-01-01
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Series: | Journal of General Union of Arab Archaeologists |
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Online Access: | http://jguaa.journals.ekb.eg/article_2757_fc2986097e6f6b9a30bf404e3242ff52.pdf |
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