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The Pilgrim Town of Philoxenite and Settlement Continuation in the Early Islamic Hinterland of Alexandria, Egypt

dc.abstract.enThe history of settlements in the Mareotis region or the immediate hinterland of Alexandria in the first century following the Arab conquest of Egypt has not been sufficiently studied. Earlier findings stated that the region had suffered a settlement crisis prior to the second half of the 7th century AD, with an unstable hydrological situation as the contributing factor. Those findings contradicted the results of the archaeological excavations at Philoxenite, a town located in the western part of the Mareotis region. The Byzantine buildings and public spaces studied at that site had been in use until the first half of the 8th century. Upon analysis, the associated sequences of layers and structures imply that their uses were subject to modification. Putting these findings into the context of a regional perspective leads to the conclusion that the settlement history of Alexandria’s western hinterland was more complex than previously thought. Not only does this concern the difficulties in accessing water, but also the decrease in Christian pilgrimage traffic as important factors responsible for the changes.
dc.affiliationUniwersytet Warszawski
dc.contributor.authorGwiazda, Mariusz
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-26T10:29:58Z
dc.date.available2024-01-26T10:29:58Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.financeNie dotyczy
dc.description.number1
dc.description.volume10
dc.identifier.issn2051-9710
dc.identifier.urihttps://repozytorium.uw.edu.pl//handle/item/122822
dc.identifier.weblinkhttp://www.doi.org/10.1558/jia.24820
dc.languageeng
dc.pbn.affiliationarchaeology
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Islamic Archaeology
dc.relation.pages5-36
dc.rightsClosedAccess
dc.sciencecloudnosend
dc.subject.enEarly Islamic period
dc.subject.enEgypt,
dc.subject.enMareotis region
dc.subject.enarchitecture
dc.subject.enpilgrimage
dc.subject.entransformation
dc.titleThe Pilgrim Town of Philoxenite and Settlement Continuation in the Early Islamic Hinterland of Alexandria, Egypt
dc.typeJournalArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication