The Oxyrhynchus Papyri. Volume LXXVIII. This item is unavailable.The Oxyrhynchus Papyri. Volume LXXVIII

This volume records the results of excavations and investigations undertaken by the EES between 1963 and 1998 on the largest surviving building, the Cathedral Church, at the site of Qasr Ibrim, one of the very few not totally destroyed by inundation following the construction of the Aswan Dam and the creation of Lake Nasser. It sets out the archaeological evidence, which has resulted from excavations and a detailed study of the surviving fabric, and provides an interpretation of that evidence for the construction of the Cathedral Church, including its subsequent abandonment and use as a domestic dwelling and then an Ottoman Mosque. It also places the building and the site within the context of medieval Nubia.

Fred Aldsworth is an archaeologist and heritage consultant with a particular interest in the study and preservation of historic buildings and sites. In addition to his work at Qasr Ibrim, he has also been involved in Egypt in projects associated with the Gizah Plateau, Berenike, Hitan Rayan and Shenshef.