This book is the first of a three-volume study of the structures and objects discovered during nine seasons of excavations (20172025) within the Ramesses II temple precinct conducted under the direction of Sameh Iskander.
Volume One contains five chapters organised in two parts; the first presents in three chapters a clear understanding of the precinct site, its extant architectural mud-brick structures outside the stone temple, and a careful investigation of the archaeological objects and ceramic data obtained from the excavation. The second part focuses on the data obtained from the excavation of a mysterious mixed deposit of materials that were brought from unknown locations and dumped in one of the temples magazines (S15). This deposit offers new insights into our understanding of Abydos, a site rich in historical and archaeological significance.
Sameh Iskander received his PhD in Ancient Egyptian History from the New York University in 2002. He has been the co-director of the NYU Institute for the Study of the Ancient Worlds Expedition of the Temple of Ramesses II Project in Abydos since its inception in 2008, is the President Emeritus of the American Research Center in Egypt, and is a member of the Visiting Committee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Sameh Iskander is co-author of The Temple of Ramesses II in Abydos, (3 volumes, Lockwood Press, 2015-22).
