Project Details
Description
The main body of research is the unique corpus of early Roman Imperial quarry marks at the sandstone quarry of Gebel el Silsila (GeS) in Upper Egypt: vertical, work-completed quarry faces inscribed with over 5000 marks or symbols, a selection of which (based on the applicant’s ongoing study ) represents contemporaneous deities and immediately associated, and occasionally syncretistic religious ideas and superstitions
Popular science description
Forskningsmaterialet utgörs av en samling unika tidig-romerska stenbrottsmärken (symboler) i det antika stenbrottet Gebel el Silsila (GeS) i Övre Egypten: över 5000 inristade symboler som (enligt mina tidigare studier) delvis förefaller representera samtida (antika) gudar, gudavärlden eller religiösa idéer och vidskepelse. Trots dessa stora framsteg i tolkningsprocessen kräver den symboliska koden och dess komplexa meddelanden vidare studier då symbolernas budskap förblir diffust.
| Status | Finished |
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| Effective start/end date | 2016/04/01 → 2019/03/31 |
Collaborative partners
- Lund University (lead)
- Swedish Research Council
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Archaeology
- Classical Archaeology and Ancient History
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Recent Rock Art Documentation in Gebel el-Silsila – Shatt el-Rigal: Stylistic Diversity and Spatial Distribution
Nilsson, M. & Ward, J., 2025, Current Research in the Rock Art of the Eastern Sahara : In memory of Dirk Huyge (1957-2018): Proceedings of a session of the 20th International Rock Art Congress IFRAO 2018 in Valcamonica, Italy. Förster, F., Gatto, M. C., Medici, P., Polkowski, P. L. & Sperveslage, G. (eds.). London: Golden House Publications, p. 191-218 (Studies from the Internet on Egyptology and Sudanarchaeology; vol. 27).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Paper in conference proceeding › peer-review
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Greek Inscriptions on the East Bank
Nilsson, M., Ward, J. & Almásy, A., 2023 May 24, Leiden: Brill. 356 p. (The Swedish Expedition to Gebel el-Silsila)Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
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Quarryscape Epigraphy: Feet and Sandals as Private Attestations at Gebel el-Silsila – Shatt el-Rigal
Nilsson, M. & Ward, J., 2023, Rock inscriptions and graffiti from Ancient Egypt: A companion to Secondary Epigraphy. Ragazzoli , C., Hassan, K. & Salvador, C. (eds.). Cairo: IFAO, p. 137–170 (Bibliothèque d'étude ; vol. 182)(IF; vol. 1266).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Paper in conference proceeding › peer-review
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Avkodande av det förflutna: en studie av gåtfulla märkningssystem, deras skapare och betydelser
Nilsson, M. (Researcher) & Ward, J. (Research assistant)
2020/04/01 → 2023/03/31
Project: Research
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Roman graffiti at Gebel el-Silsila
Nilsson, M. (Invited speaker)
2019 Jun 15 → 2019 Jun 17Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk