Serdecznie zapraszamy do udziału w kolejnym Seminarium Archeologicznym IKŚIO PAN, w ramach którego Dr. Heidi Köpp-Junk, adiunkt w Zakładzie Starożytnych Kultur Egiptu i Bliskiego Wschodu zaprezentuje wykład pt. "Dewatering systems for wastewater and rain in ancient Egyptian Temples". Spotkanie odbędzie się 13 kwietnia w godzinach 14.30-16.00 się za pośrednictwem platformy MS Teams.
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Abstract
An efficient drainage system for rain and used water is very important for every society of a certain size and complexity. Even today, water discharge is a central issue in Egypt, especially in the global metropolis Cairo. While irrigation is frequently discussed in Egyptology, dewatering systems are only rarely investigated in any detail. Nevertheless, they are an important factor of Egyptian architecture and part of the author's research since 2002. Whereas no known depictions or textual sources mention these systems, a variety of archaeological finds relating to them is attested. They elucidate the range and innovativeness as well as the high quality of ancient Egyptian engineering skills long before the arrival of Roman techniques. The lecture gives an overview of the dewatering systems for rainwater and used water of ancient Egyptian temples from the Old Kingdom in the 3rd millennium BC to the Graeco-Roman period.
Gargoyle at the Edfu temple