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Marsah Matruh (Bates‘s island)
| PK | C6381 |
| TITLE | Marsah Matruh (Bates‘s island) |
| WGS84 | 31.360941° N, 27.266801° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 31.360941, 27.266801 |
| LON/LAT | 27.266801, 31.360941 |
| DMS | 31° 21' 39.3876" N | , | 27° 16' 0.4836" E |
| W3W | unearthly, innovator, winner |
| UTM | 35 R, 525374, 3469635 |
| EGSA87 | 810617, 3473929 |
| Elevation m | 0 |
| Elevation feet | 0 |
| Region | Egypt |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Sherds
TYPE
1. Sherds. White [1986], 77 ' ... and three Mycenaean sherds have been identified by Russell, ... and a Mycenaean bowl rim ..., '2. Sherds. van Wijngaarden [1999], 536
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
a. White [1986]: 77, ' ..., belonging to LH IIIA.'
2. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
a. van Wijngaarden [1999]: 536, 'EARLIEST: LHIIIA2'
NOTES
1. The University of Pennsylvania guide to the excavation records is here.
2. See the valuable map of the excavations on the island in White [1986] 60, Fig. 8.
3. Additional: Dr. Jorrit Kelder, 'Marsa Matruh' in the Encyclopedia of Ancient History. Online here.
4. Additional publications by Donald White about Marsa Matruh:
- The Excavation. INSTAP Academic Press, 2003. ISBN: 978-1-931534-00-0
- The Objects. INSTAP Academic Press, 2003. ISBN: 978-1-931534-01-7
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. van Wijngaarden [1999]: van Wijngaarden, Gert Jan. Use and Appreciation of Mycenaean Pottery outside Greece; Contexts of LHI - LHIIIB finds in the Levant, Cyprus and Italy. Amsterdam. 1999., ''282 Marsa Matruh (Bates’ Is.)'', pg. 536.
Online here.
2. White [1986]: White, Donald. ‘1985 Excavations on Bates's Island, Marsa Matruh’, Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt (23) 51-84. 1986., 'null', pg. 51.
Online here.