Archaeology and Geology of Ancient Egyptian Stones

James A. Harrell earned his BA degree in Earth Science at California State University at Fullerton, and his MS and PhD degrees in Geology at the University of Oklahoma and the University of Cincinnati, respectively. He taught petrology and other geological subjects at the University of Toledo for 30 years, retiring in 2009, and is now an Emeritus Professor at that institution. For the past 35 years, Professor Harrell has been conducting a survey of ancient mines and quarries in Egypt and northern Sudan, and has so far made 50 trips to these countries in support of this research. He has also done fieldwork on ancient quarries in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

• Volume 1: Archaeological and Geological Background, and Building and Utilitarian StonesPrefaceChapter 1: Introduction Part I: Archaeological and Geological BackgroundChapter 2: Identification and Classification of Rocks and MineralsChapter 3: Geology of Egypt and Northern SudanChapter 4: Tools and Methods for Extraction of Hard StonesChapter 5: Tools and Methods for Extraction of Soft StonesChapter 6: Stone TransportPart II: Building StonesChapter 7: Overview of Building StonesChapter 8: LimestoneChapter 9: SandstoneChapter 10: Anhydrite, Gypsum, and Other Building StonesPart III: Utilitarian StonesChapter 11: Overview of Utilitarian StonesChapter 12: Hard Utilitarian StonesChapter 13: Soft Utilitarian Stones and Other Geological MaterialsVolume 2: Ornamental Stones, Gemstones, and MetalsPart IV: Ornamental StonesChapter 14: Overview of Ornamental StonesChapter 15: Travertine and Other Colored Carbonate RocksChapter 16: Silicified SandstoneChapter 17: Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks I: Nile Valley QuarriesChapter 18: Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks II: Western Desert QuarriesChapter 19: Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks III: Eastern Desert Quarries Initiated in the Dynastic and Ptolemaic PeriodsChapter 20: Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks IV: Eastern Desert Quarries Initiated in the Roman PeriodChapter 21: Other Ornamental Stones Part V: GemstonesChapter 22: Overview of GemstonesChapter 23: Silica GemstonesChapter 24: Grue GemstonesChapter 25: Other Gemstones Part VI: MetalsChapter 26: Overview of MetalsChapter 27: GoldChapter 28: CopperChapter 29: Iron and Lead Epilogue (and a Poem)BibliographyIndex

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