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Title: Examples of Town Planning in the Fayyum
Author(s): DAVOLI, Paola
Journal: Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists
Volume: 42    Date: 2005   
Pages: 213-233
DOI: 10.2143/BASP.42.0.3275121

Abstract :
The Joint Archaeological Mission of Bologna and Lecce Universities has been working at the sites of Bacchias and Soknopaiou Nesos in the Fayyum since 1993. It is now possible to analyze and compare the plans and the stratigraphy of two of the best preserved town sites of the Fayyum: Soknopaiou Nesos and Bacchias. The survey allowed us to recognize new temples, public baths and granaries. Aerial photographs and satellite imagery also allowed us to examine the area in which these settlements were established. By comparing the new data collected through archaeological and topographical investigation with the record derived from hundreds of Greek and Demotic papyri, we are able to further our understanding and knowledge of these two important settlements and their role within the landscape of the North-Eastern Fayyum.

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