scholarly journals Geochemistry, mineralogy and depositional environment of black shales of the Duwi Formation, Qusseir area, Red Sea coast, Egypt

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 883-892 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esmat A. Abou El-Anwar ◽  
H. S. Mekky ◽  
W. Abdel Wahab
Keyword(s):  
Red Sea ◽  
Depositional Environment ◽  
Black Shales ◽  
Red Sea Coast ◽  
Duwi Formation ◽  
Sea Coast

scholarly journals Electrical, mineralogical, geochemical and provenance of Cretaceous black shales, Red Sea Coast, Egypt

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 323-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esmat A. Abou El-Anwar ◽  
Mohamed M. Gomaa
Keyword(s):  
Red Sea ◽  
Black Shales ◽  
Red Sea Coast ◽  
Sea Coast

Roads of Arabia: New finds of Aqaba amphorae in the Red Sea from a newly discovered wreck site at Jeddah/Eliza shoals

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rupert Brandmeier
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Red Sea ◽  
Saudi Arabian ◽  
Maritime Archaeology ◽  
Western Coast ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Red Sea Coast ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Sea Coast

This paper concerns a probable shipwreck cargo of Aqaba amphorae, which was discovered during the second season of the survey project along the Saudi Arabian coast, initiated by nautical archaeologists of Philipps-University Marburg and conducted in cooperation with members of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Heritage in autumn 2013. Seafaring and sea trade was, according to the few ancient sources and modern research activities, a hazardous endeavor in antiquity. Transport containers like the Aqaba Amphorae played a major role in sea trade, a significant number of which have been detected on various sites along the Red Sea coast and its hinterland. The chronological classification as well as the application is far from complete, and recent archaeometrical investigations help to clarify the logistical aspects of manufacturing and distribution of Aqaba amphorae. Finding a number of remains of Aqaba amphorae at a supposed shipwreck site close to Jeddah delivers new insight into the maritime routes and activities along the western coast of Saudi Arabia. The documentary material currently available is the baseline for further research in the field of maritime archaeology as it pertains to trade in the Red Sea.

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