Kom el-Hisn (ca. 2500 - 1900 BC)

Robert J. Wenke is a research associate at the Kelsey Museum of Classical Archaeology, the University of Michigan, and was previously a member of the Anthropology faculty at the University of Washington. Books include The Ancient Egyptian State: The Origins of Egyptian Culture (c. 8000-2000 BC) (Cambridge, 2009). Richard Redding is a research scientist at the Kelsey Museum, University of Michigan, and a principle investigator in Archaeological Projects in North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Anthony J. Cagleis an adjunct professor in the School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle.

• Acknowledgments List of Figures List of Tables Abbreviations 1 Robert J. Wenke: Methods and Objectives of the Kom el-Hisn Archaeological Project 2 Paul E. Buck: Site Geomorphology and Regional Fluvial Reconstruction and History 3 Anthony J. Cagle: Stratigraphic Analysis 4 Karla Kroeper: Inscribed Seals and Sealings 5 Richard W. Redding: The Vertebrate Fauna from the Excavations at Kom el-Hisn, Giza, and Other Sites 6 Wilma Wetterstrom and Robert J. Wenke: Kom el-Hisn's Plant Remains 7 Robert J. Wenke: Introduction to the Analysis of the Kom el-Hisn Ceramics 8 Karla Kroeper: A Selection of Ceramic Types Found at Kom el-Hisn 9 Anna Wodzinska: Notes on the Kom el-Hisn Ceramics 10 Sarah L. Sterling: Analyses of Dimensional Variations in Meidum Bowls from Kom el-Hisn and Other Sites 11 Michal Kobusiewicz: Chipped and Ground Stone Assemblages from Kom el-Hisn 12 Anthony J. Cagle: Human Burials at Kom el-Hisn: Chronology and Context 13 Robert J. Wenke: Summary and Conclusions Appendix 1. Floral Remains from the 1988 Season. Identifications by C. D'Andrea Appendix 2. Measurements taken on individual sherds discussed in Chapter 11, identified by location and dynastic attribution; site and dynasty Appendix 3. Drawings of representative ceramics arranged by vessel form Bibliography Index