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https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-70-73-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-70-73-2021
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12 Feb 2021
Research article |  | 12 Feb 2021

Implications of geoarchaeological investigations for the contextualization of sacred landscapes in the Nile Delta

Eva Lange-Athinodorou

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At Buto, Sais and Bubastis in the Nile delta, temples were built on gentle rising mounds surrounded by canals and lakes, representing a perfect fusion of natural and sacred landscapes. The waters served cultic purposes and played an important role in local mythological traditions. The paper aims to reconstruct those sacred waterways, canals and marshes according to recent geoarchaeological and philological research and to assess their impact on the evolution of key mythological narratives.