Trade or conquest? The nature of Egyptian-South Levantine relations in Early Bronze I from the perspective of Tell el-Farkha, Egypt and Tel Erani, Israel

• Authors: Dębowska-Ludwin Joanna , Rosińska-Balik Karolina , Czarnowicz Marcin , Ochał-Czarnowicz Agnieszka
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Early Egyptian colonization in the Early Bronze I period is one of the most widely discussed issue in modern archaeology of the Near East. The text focuses on two sites of major importance: Egyptian Tell el-Farkha and Levantine Tel Erani. Discoveries of imported pottery both in Egypt and in Israel, as well as Egyptian-style brick architecture found at Tel Erani suggest that relations between these two regions were based on long-distance trade. The article briefly discusses the most significant imported finds at both sites and the socio-economic changes which followed interregional contacts.

Keywords

EN

Tel Erani, Tell el-Farkha, EB I, Levantine urbanization, Egyptian-Levantine contacts,; copper, imports

• Publisher: Instytut Archeologii Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
• Journal: Recherches Archéologiques Nouvelle Serie
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 4
• Pages: 133-122

Dates

published

2012

Contributors

author

Dębowska-Ludwin Joanna

• Instytut Archeologii Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego

author

Rosińska-Balik Karolina

• Instytut Archeologii Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego

author

Czarnowicz Marcin

• Instytut Archeologii Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego

author

Ochał-Czarnowicz Agnieszka

• Instytut Archeologii Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego

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Identifiers

ISSN

0137–3285