Archaeological Study on the Vicissitudes of Ancient Egypt Cities

对古城区域北方边缘的三个季节的调查为我们提供了大量关于不明确时期的数据;一个是从晚期到托勒密时期，另一个是从后阿科里斯时期，在城市的变迁中。资料如下：（1）晚期城墙北部出土。(2)在拆除城墙后建造的托勒密石工区被揭露出来。两个未完成的柱子，加上巨大的石块，和一些砖石设备保持良好的状态。对研究这些巨型石块的制造和移动过程十分重要。(3)在那里还发现了大量的古罗马产品，比如从罗兹进口的双耳细颈瓶，人们也知道托勒密王朝与古罗马之间的远距离贸易。(4)托勒密时期的石块和泥砖墙遵循了晚期的方向。托勒密政权似乎并没有像罗马帝国那样改变城市规划。(5)科普特城区越过城墙向北延伸。(6)在阿科里斯倒台后，700 A. D、公元10 - 11世纪，阿科里斯附近北部地区的人类活动活跃起来。D.在法蒂玛王朝统治下这是现在的Tehneh的祖先。因此，Akoris从晚期到中世纪的长期迁移可以根据考古材料追溯。

Three seasons of investigation on the northern edge of the ancient city area have provided us with numerous data concerning the indistinct periods ; one from the Late to the Ptolemaic Periods and another from the post-Akoris, in the vicissitudes of the city. The data is as follows :(1) The north part of the Late Period city wall was unearthed.(2) The Ptolemaic masonry work area constructed after the demolition of the city wall was revealed. Two unfinished columns, plus huge stone blocks, and some masonry equipment remain in good condition. they are important to the study of how these huge blocks were manufactured and removed.(3) Numerous Agean products, such as amphoras imported from the Rhodes, were found. The Ptolemaic long-distant trade were known.(4) The Ptolemaic stone blocks and mud brick walls followed the direction of the Late Period. The Ptolemaic political power seems not to have altered the city plan such as Roman Empire.(5) The Coptic city area extended to the north across the city wall.(6) After the downfall of Akoris in ca. 700 A. D., human activities became sprightly in the north area adjacent to Akoris during the 10th-11th centuries A. D. under the Fatima Dynasty. This was the ancestor of the present Tehneh.Thus the long-term vicissitude of Akoris from the Late Period to the Medieval Age can be retraced based on the archaeological materials.