All Outputs (43)

Spondylolysis in ancient Nubian skeletal populations (2023)
Journal Article
Tipper, S., Wilson, P., & Roberts, C. A. (online). Spondylolysis in ancient Nubian skeletal populations. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 33(5), 876-885. https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.3241

A comprehensive study of spinal health in ancient Nubia has not been achieved to date. This study is a component of a larger survey of spinal health. It presents a comparative analysis of spondylolysis, with the aim of providing an insight into the q... Read More about Spondylolysis in ancient Nubian skeletal populations.

Herding then farming in the Nile Delta (2022)
Journal Article
Zhao, X., Liu, Y., Thomas, I., Salem, A., Wang, Y., Alassal, S. E., Jiang, F., Sun, Q., Chen, J., Finlayson, B., Wilson, P., & Chen, Z. (2022). Herding then farming in the Nile Delta. Communications Earth & Environment, 3(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00416-7

The Nile Delta in Egypt represents a valuable location to study the history of human societal development and agricultural advancement. However, the livelihood patterns of the earliest settlers – whether they were farmers or herders – remains poorly... Read More about Herding then farming in the Nile Delta.

Sandhills, sandbanks, waterways, canals and sacred lakes at Sais in the Nile Delta (2021)
Journal Article
Wilson, P., & Ghazala, H. (2021). Sandhills, sandbanks, waterways, canals and sacred lakes at Sais in the Nile Delta. E&G - Quaternary Science Journal, 70(1), 129-143. https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-70-129-2021

The paper explores the relationship between the archaeological zones of the ancient city of Sais at Sa el-Hagar, Egypt, and the natural landscape of the western central Nile Delta and, in particular, the extent to which the dynamic form of the landsc... Read More about Sandhills, sandbanks, waterways, canals and sacred lakes at Sais in the Nile Delta.

Landscape change in the Nile Delta during the fourth millennium BC: a new perspective on the Egyptian Predynastic and Protodynastic periods (2020)
Journal Article
Pennington, B. T., Wilson, P., Sturt, F., & Brown, A. G. (2020). Landscape change in the Nile Delta during the fourth millennium BC: a new perspective on the Egyptian Predynastic and Protodynastic periods. World Archaeology, 52(4), 550-565. https://doi.org/10.1080/00438243.2020.1864463

The role environmental change may have played at the dawn of Egyptian history has been overlooked in comparison with other periods. Natural landscape changes taking place in the Nile Delta are argued here to have been a facilitating factor allowing,... Read More about Landscape change in the Nile Delta during the fourth millennium BC: a new perspective on the Egyptian Predynastic and Protodynastic periods.

Discovering Potential Settlement Areas around Archaeological Tells Using the Integration between Historic Topographic Maps, Optical, and Radar Data in the Northern Nile Delta, Egypt (2019)
Journal Article
Elfadaly, A., A.R. Abouarab, M., M. El Shabrawy, R. R., Mostafa, W., Wilson, P., Morhange, C., Silverstein, J., & Lasaponara, R. (2019). Discovering Potential Settlement Areas around Archaeological Tells Using the Integration between Historic Topographic Maps, Optical, and Radar Data in the Northern Nile Delta, Egypt. Remote Sensing, 11(24), Article 3039. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11243039

The primary objective of this study is to leverage the integration of surface mapping data derived from optical, radar, and historic topographical studies with archaeological sampling to identify ancient settlement areas in the Northern Nile Delta, E... Read More about Discovering Potential Settlement Areas around Archaeological Tells Using the Integration between Historic Topographic Maps, Optical, and Radar Data in the Northern Nile Delta, Egypt.

Gateway to the Underworld: The Cult Areas of Sais (2019)
Journal Article
•Wilson, P. (2019). Gateway to the Underworld: The Cult Areas of Sais. British Museum studies in Ancient Egypt and Sudan, 24, 341-364

Human and Deltaic Environments in Northern Egypt in Late Antiquity (2018)
Journal Article
Wilson, P. (2018). Human and Deltaic Environments in Northern Egypt in Late Antiquity. Late antique archaeology, 12(1), 42-62. https://doi.org/10.1163/22134522-12340066

Exclusively teaching the receptive skill of reading texts in a foreign language with no training in language production might seem to be a pedagogical relic and to contradict the communicative approach in foreign language teaching. However, it is a m... Read More about Human and Deltaic Environments in Northern Egypt in Late Antiquity.

The fluvial evolution of the Holocene Nile Delta (2017)
Journal Article
Pennington, B., Sturt, F., Wilson, P., Rowland, J., & Brown, A. (2017). The fluvial evolution of the Holocene Nile Delta. Quaternary Science Reviews, 170, 212-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2017.06.017

The evolution of the Nile Delta, the largest delta system in the Mediterranean Sea, has both high palaeoenvironmental and archaeological significance. A dynamic model of the landscape evolution of this delta system is presented for the period c.8000–... Read More about The fluvial evolution of the Holocene Nile Delta.

Landscapes of the Bashmur – Settlements and Monasteries in the Northern Egyptian Delta from the Seventh to the Ninth Century (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wilson, P. (2017, January). Landscapes of the Bashmur – Settlements and Monasteries in the Northern Egyptian Delta from the Seventh to the Ninth Century. Presented at The Nile: Natural and Cultural Landscapes, Mainz, Germany

Baltim, Parallos and Mutubis: Late Period and Ptolemaic Antecedents for Late Antique Ports and Settlements in Northern Egypt (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wilson, P. (2015, December). Baltim, Parallos and Mutubis: Late Period and Ptolemaic Antecedents for Late Antique Ports and Settlements in Northern Egypt. Presented at Heracleion in Context, Oxford, England

Sais II: The Prehistoric Period at Sa el-Hagar (2014)
Book
Wilson, P., Gilbert, G., & Tassie, G. (2014). Sais II: The Prehistoric Period at Sa el-Hagar. (New ed.). Egypt Excavation Society

Living the High Life: Late Antique Archaeology in the Delta (2014)
Book Chapter
Wilson, P. (2014). Living the High Life: Late Antique Archaeology in the Delta. In E. O'Connell (Ed.), Egypt in the first millennium AD : perspectives from new fieldwork (43-58). Peeters Publishers

The Prehistoric Sequence at Sais: Temporal and Regional Connections (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wilson, P. (2007, July). The Prehistoric Sequence at Sais: Temporal and Regional Connections. Presented at The Nile Delta as a centre of cultural interactions between Upper Egypt and the Southern Levant in the 4th millennium BC, Poznan, Poland

Prehistoric Saïs: Results from the Western Delta Floodplain (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wilson, P., & Gilbert, G. (2007, July). Prehistoric Saïs: Results from the Western Delta Floodplain. Presented at Prehistory of Northeastern Africa. New Ideas and Discoveries, Poznan, Poland

Ramsîs: Ancient Memory, Archaeology and the Western Delta. (2011)
Book Chapter
Wilson, P. (2011). Ramsîs: Ancient Memory, Archaeology and the Western Delta. In M. Collier, & S. Snape (Eds.), Ramesside Studies in Honour of K. A. Kitchen (533-540.). Rutherford Press

Settlement Connections in the Canopic Region. (2011)
Book Chapter
Wilson, P. (2011). Settlement Connections in the Canopic Region. In D. Robinson, & A. Wilson (Eds.), Alexandria and the North-Western Delta (111-126). Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology

Masking and multiple personas (2011)
Book Chapter
Wilson, P. (2011). Masking and multiple personas. In P. Kousoulis (Ed.), Ancient Egyptian Demonology (77-88). Peeters Publishers

Pots, People and the Plural Community: A case Study of the Greeks in Egypt at Sais (2011)
Book Chapter
Wilson, P. (2011). Pots, People and the Plural Community: A case Study of the Greeks in Egypt at Sais. In K. Duistermat, & I. Regulski (Eds.), Intercultural Contacts in the Ancient Mediterranean. Proceedings of the International Conference at the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo, 25th to 29th October 2008 (149-160). Peeters Publishers

Sais I The Ramesside-Third Intermediate Period at Kom Rebwa. (2011)
Book
Wilson, P. (2011). Sais I The Ramesside-Third Intermediate Period at Kom Rebwa. Egypt Exploration Society

Consolidation, Innovation and Renaissance. (2010)
Book Chapter
Wilson, P. (2010). Consolidation, Innovation and Renaissance. In W. Wendrich (Ed.), Egyptian Archaeology (241-257). (New ed.). Blackwell

A discussion of archaeological information about the Saite Period