Articles | Volume 73, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-73-95-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-73-95-2024
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19 Mar 2024
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Lost and potentially found: the location of the “Temple of Hermes” at ancient Bubastis in the Nile Delta

Philipp Garbe, Amr Abd El-Raouf, Ashraf Es-Senussi, Eva Lange-Athinodorou, and Julia Meister

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Geoarchaeological research in ancient Bubastis has concentrated on the western and central parts of the city. Although the “Temple of Hermes” was investigated and roughly located in eastern Bubastis during exploratory excavations in the 19th century, no traces of the temple can be seen on the surface today. Geomorphological surveys carried out in 2023 to determine the possible location of the temple revealed a central area of elevated sandy deposits, providing a suitable area for the building.
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