A Falcon Shrine at the port of Berenike (Red Sea Coast, Egypt)

Author(s):
Oller Guzmán, J.; Fernández Abella, D.; Trevín Pita, V.; Kaper, O.E.; Ast, R.; Osypińska, M.; Sidebotham, S.E.
Published
2022
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

Abstract

During excavations at the Hellenistic-Roman port of Berenike (on the Red Sea coast of Egypt) in the winter of 2019, work in the so-called Northern Complex documented a religious space from the Late Roman period. The excavation of a portion of this space recorded material that, together with the architecture, suggests a ritual function associated with a falcon cult. This study examines the features of this edifice and the interpretation of the religious materials found in it and proposes a possible relationship with the Blemmyan population who lived in Berenike between the fourth and sixth centuries CE.

Date issued
2022-09-15
Language
English
Is part of
American Journal of Archaeology (2022), Vol. 126, no. 4, p. 567-591
hdl
1887/3486817
doi
10.1086/720806
URL
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10.1086/720806