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DOI Artikel:Rzepka, Sławomir; Hudec, Josef; Gajdos̆, Vojtech; Rozimant, Kamil: Tell el-Retaba: season 2007
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TELL EL-RETABA
EGYPT
TELL EL-RETABA
SEASON 2007
Siawomir Rzepka
with contributions by
Jozef Hudec, Vojtech Gajdos and Kamil Rozimant
The Tell el-Retaba Archaeological Project aims at exploring one of the major
Dynastic-period sites in Wadi Toumilat in the Nile Delta. Sitting on a strategic
crossroads of the main route from Egypt to Syro-Palestine, Tell el-Retaba must have
played an important role in the region at least during New Kingdom times (Morris
2005: 504-508). Previous archaeological work on the site — excavations by
E. Naville (1887), W.M.F. Petrie (Petrie, Duncan 1906: 28jf.) and H. Goedicke
(unpublished, see http://users.stlcc.edu/mfuller/Retaba), as well as surveys by
a German team (Neujfer et alii 1932: 44) and a Canadian one (Redmount 1989:
125ff.) — has provided ample evidence in support of this view. Hoivever, practically
nothing is known of the earlier history of the site and apparently there had been a
settlement there quite early on. The objective is thus to reconstruct the history oj the
settlement in Tell el-Retaba from the earliest times until its abandonment.
During the first season at the site the team aimed at evaluating the condition of the
site and identifying major threats to its preservation, locating structures excavated by
Petrie at the beginning of the 20th century, and verifying and supplementing his
documentation, for example, by tracing the northern defense wall. Methods included
mapping, fieldwalking and geophysical survey.
The first field season took place between 12 and 30 April 2007.1
1 Team members: Dr. Siawomir Rzepka, archaeologist, director of the mission; Dr. Jozef Hudec, archaeologist, deputy
director; Dr. Anna Wodzihska, ceramologist; Prof. Vojtech Gajdos, Dr. Kamil Rozimant, geophysicists. SCA inspector
Mahmoud Galal Mokhtar Khattab provided invaluable help and advice.
The Mission would also like to thank SCA authorities in the persons of Tarek Harash, General Director of the Ismailiya
Area, and Nasrallah Mohammed el-Killany, Director of the Ismailiya Area, for their generous interest and support.
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean 19, Reports 2007
143
EGYPT
TELL EL-RETABA
SEASON 2007
Siawomir Rzepka
with contributions by
Jozef Hudec, Vojtech Gajdos and Kamil Rozimant
The Tell el-Retaba Archaeological Project aims at exploring one of the major
Dynastic-period sites in Wadi Toumilat in the Nile Delta. Sitting on a strategic
crossroads of the main route from Egypt to Syro-Palestine, Tell el-Retaba must have
played an important role in the region at least during New Kingdom times (Morris
2005: 504-508). Previous archaeological work on the site — excavations by
E. Naville (1887), W.M.F. Petrie (Petrie, Duncan 1906: 28jf.) and H. Goedicke
(unpublished, see http://users.stlcc.edu/mfuller/Retaba), as well as surveys by
a German team (Neujfer et alii 1932: 44) and a Canadian one (Redmount 1989:
125ff.) — has provided ample evidence in support of this view. Hoivever, practically
nothing is known of the earlier history of the site and apparently there had been a
settlement there quite early on. The objective is thus to reconstruct the history oj the
settlement in Tell el-Retaba from the earliest times until its abandonment.
During the first season at the site the team aimed at evaluating the condition of the
site and identifying major threats to its preservation, locating structures excavated by
Petrie at the beginning of the 20th century, and verifying and supplementing his
documentation, for example, by tracing the northern defense wall. Methods included
mapping, fieldwalking and geophysical survey.
The first field season took place between 12 and 30 April 2007.1
1 Team members: Dr. Siawomir Rzepka, archaeologist, director of the mission; Dr. Jozef Hudec, archaeologist, deputy
director; Dr. Anna Wodzihska, ceramologist; Prof. Vojtech Gajdos, Dr. Kamil Rozimant, geophysicists. SCA inspector
Mahmoud Galal Mokhtar Khattab provided invaluable help and advice.
The Mission would also like to thank SCA authorities in the persons of Tarek Harash, General Director of the Ismailiya
Area, and Nasrallah Mohammed el-Killany, Director of the Ismailiya Area, for their generous interest and support.
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean 19, Reports 2007
143