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Tell Basta/Bubastis

Project: Geoarchaeology & Landscape Reconstruction

Sediment cores from the canal north of the Temple of Bastet. © Tell Basta Project

Bubastis was situated within a dynamic riverine landscape with constantly changing hydrography. The activity periods and courses of the waterways surrounding Bubastis, from the mighty Pelusiac Nile branch to the small local canals, had a significant impact on the fate of the city. Additionally, the canals around the Temple of Bastet were a central element of the city's sacred landscape. Therefore, geoarchaeological studies for reconstructing the paleolandscape of Bubastis and its hinterland form an essential part of the Tell Basta Project. (Publ. No. 3, 15, 20, 24, 27, 28, 30, 31) This research includes a cooperation with the Working Group for Geoarchaeology and Quaternary Research, led by Prof. Dr. Julia Meister from the Institute for Geography and Geoarchaeology at the University of Würzburg.