Praying in the dark : religious practices in the emerald mines of the Eastern Egyptian Desert between the Early Roman and the Late Antique period
Oller Guzmán, Joan, 1984- (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

Date:	2023
Abstract:	This paper focuses on the religious practices in the Roman emerald mines of the Smaragdos. The recent archaeological work in this area, corresponding with the current Wadi el Gemal National Park in the Egyptian Eastern Desert, is showing the relevance of sacred spaces and ritual activities in the life of the mining communities in this region. We will offer a first approach to these religious activities, analysing the temples from the Sikait settlement and several recently discovered elements found in the emerald mines in a wide chronological framework going from the Early Roman until the Byzantine (or Blemmyan) period.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Subject:	Smaragdos ; Emerald mining ; Wadi Sikait ; Religion ; Blemmyes
Published in:	Post Classical Archaeologies, Vol 13 (2023) , p. 147-176, ISSN 2039-7895

Adreça original: http://www.postclassical.it/PCA_Vol.13_files/PCA13_OllerGuzman-GarciaDils.pdf

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