Schedia, Alexandria's Port on the Canopian Nile (Cooperation with the University Göttingen)
During the foundation of Alexandria, a 30 km long canal to the canopian Nile was constructed. Schedia, which was at first a customs and military post and later one of the most important turnover locations in Egypt, is located at the beginning of the canal. In order to get a better understanding about the settlement history, geophysical and geoarchaeological investigations as well as excavation have been conducted since 2003. A detailed analysis of the pottery tries to answer economic historic questions. After the last field work season, yearly processing campaign on the finds have been carried out.
Supervision
- Prof. Dr. Marianne Bergmann, Prof. Dr. Michael Heinzelmann
Funding
Publications
- M. Bergmann, M. Heinzelmann, Schedia, Alexandrias Hafen am Kanopischen Nil, Zwischenbericht zu den Arbeiten 2003 - 2007, HASB 20, 2007, 65-77
- M. Bergmann, M. Heinzelmann, The tholos-bath at Schedia, , in: M.F. Boussac et.al. (Eds.), Le bain collectif en Egypte. Des balaneia antiques aux hammams contemporains: origines, evolution et actualité des pratiques. Proceedings of a conference at Alexandria 2006 (2009) 87-100
- M. Bergmann, M. Heinzelmann, Schedia, Alexandria’s Harbour on the Canopic Nile. Interim Report on the German Mission at Kom el Giza/Beheira (2003-2008), in: L. Blue (Ed.), Lake Mareotis: Reconstructing the Past (2010), 107-117
- M. Bergmann, M. Heinzelmann, Schedia - Zollstation und Flusshafen Alexandrias am Kanopischen Nil, in: S. Ladstätter, F. Pirson, Th. Schmidts (Eds.), Häfen und Hafenstädte im östlichen Mittelmeerraum von der Antike bis in byzantinische Zeit, BYZAS 19, 2014, 101-112
- M. Bergmann, M. Heinzelmann, Schedia. Alexandria's customs station and river port on the Canopic Nile,, in: P. Pomerey et al. (Eds.), La batellerie égyptienne. Archéologie, histoire, ethnographie (Alexandria 2015) 87-98
Online-Reports
- M. Bergmann, M. Heinzelmann, Schedia (Kom el-Gizah and Kom el-Hamam, Department of Beheira). Report on the documentation and excavation season 2003
- M. Bergmann, M. Heinzelmann, Schedia (Kom el-Gizah and Kom el-Hamam, Department of Beheira). Report on the season 2004
- M. Bergmann, M. Heinzelmann, Schedia, Alexandrias harbour on the Canopic Nile. Interim report on a German mission at Kom el Gizah / Beheira (2003-2005)
- M. Bergmann, M. Heinzelmann, The Schedia Project at Kom el Giza / Kom el Hamam (Department of Beheira). Report on the fourth season 2006
- M. Bergmann, M. Heinzelmann, The Schedia Project at Kom el Giza / Kom el Hamam (Department of Beheira). Report on the fifth season 2009
Qualification Papers:
- A. Herbst, Netzmessung mit GPS und Totalnivellier in Ägypten (Diplomarbeit 2005)
- K. Weber, Die figürlichen Terrakotten aus dem antiken Schedia bei Alexandria (Magisterarbeit 2011)
- R. Reimann‚ Krüge und Kannen. Aus dem Repertoire der lokalen Gebrauchskeramik aus Schedia (Magisterarbeit 2012)
- A. Groß, Die Siedlungsgeschichte des antiken Schedia bei Alexandria: Kom el Giza (Magisterarbeit 2015)