The Spatial Structure of Kom el-Hisn: An Old Kingdom Town in the Western Nile Delta, Egypt
A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
University of Washington, 2001
Program Authorized to Offer Degree: Anthropology
Copyright 2001
Anthony J. Cagle
Note: Only chapters 4, 5, 8 and the appendices are included. Contact me for a full copy on CD. A short summary of my interpretationsof the depositional history of Kom el-Hisn can be found in Section 4.4. An overall review of the depositional history, artifact distributions, and function of structures can be found in Chapter 8.0.
Table of Contents
2.0 Context and previous research
2.1 Neolithic and Predynastic antecedents
2.2 Predynastic summary
2.3 Old Kingdom context
2.4 Summary of architectural development
2.5 Kom el-Hisn: Context and previous research
2.5.1 Geographic context
2.5.2 Previous research
2.5.3 Current research
3.0 Method and Theory
3.1 Overview
3.2 Aggregate units (deposits)
3.3 Artifact classes
4.0 Materials and methods
4.1 Materials
4.2 Deposit characteristics
4.3 Integrity of units
4.4 General depositional history of Kom el-Hisn
5.0. Description of excavated deposits
Unit 1166/1066
Unit 1192/1035
Unit 1204/1060
Unit 1219/1095
Unit 1235/1056
Unit 1261/1074
Room 1
Room 2
Room 3
Room 4
Room 5
Room 6
Room 7
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Room 8
Room 9
Room 10
Room 12
Room 13
Room 14
Room 15
Room 16
Room 17
Room 18
Room 20
Room 22
Room 23
6.0. Artifact analysis.
6.1 Ceramics
6.1.1 General description of ceramic types
6.1.2 Ceramic type descriptions
6.1.3 Chronological issues
6.1.4 Ceramic distribution among deposit types
6.2 Stone tools
6.2.1 Chipped stone tools
6.2.2 Ground stone tools
6.2.3 Summary of stone tool assemblage
6.2.4 Stone tool distribution among deposit types
6.3 Faunal remains
6.3.1 Fish
6.3.2 Birds and reptiles
6.3.3 Mammals
6.3.4 Distribution of fauna among deposit types
6.4 Floral remains
6.4.1 General description of plant remains
6.4.2 Distribution of plant remains among deposits
7.0 Spatial distributions
7.1 Ceramic patterns
7.2 Faunal patterns
7.3 Stone object patterns
7.4 Floral remains
7.5 Summary of artifact patterns
8.0 Discussion and summary
8.1 Occupational history
8.2 Architecture