Concept information
Preferred term
Nile silt
Definition
- Type of silty clay that is particular to the volcanic regions of Ethiopia.
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Nile clay
Source
- Nordström, Hans-Åke; Bourriau, Janine D. "Ceramic Technology: Clays and Fabrics" in An Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Pottery, ed(s). Dorothea Arnold and Janine D. Bourriau. Mainz am Rhein: P. von Zabern, 1993, 143-190.
- Peloschek, Lisa, "Cultural Transfers in Aswan (Upper Egypt). Petrographic Evidence for Ceramic Production and Exchange from the Ptolemaic to the Late Antique Period.", PhD, Archaeometry, University of Vienna, 2015.
Creator
- Micheline Welte
In other languages
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German
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Nilschlammton
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Nilton
URI
https://vocabs.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/oeai-materials/concept17064
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