marketrent OP t1_jb76v7b wrote
Excerpt from the linked summary^1 by Jay Silverstein, co-author of the research paper:^2
>Professor Robert Littman, of the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, and I uncovered evidence of the civil war at Tell Timai – the ruins of the ancient city of Thmouis in Egypt’s Nile delta.
>The archaeological evidence has revealed widespread destruction from the time of the rebellion, 204-186BC.
>In 2009, evidence of burned buildings with ceramic vessels still in place first suggested that there had been a catastrophic event at Tell Timai.
>The destruction was widespread and followed by a levelling and rebuilding of the ruined city.
>Over the following years, evidence including weapons and unburied bodies that graphically pointed to an episode of extreme violence accumulated.
>Establishing the precise timing of events in archaeological excavations is difficult.
>The range from radiocarbon dating, for instance, is often too broad to provide a concise date that aligns with historic records.
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>At Thmouis, however, one room held evidence that allowed for more accurate dating.
>A hoard of coins on the floor dated to the reign of Pharaoh Ptolemy IV, while all of the coins from the levelling layer dated to Ptolemy VI.
>A dinner setting for four also had some distinctive vessels following an Athenian style that placed them in the first quarter of the second century BC during the reign of Ptolemy V.
>Thmouis was rebuilt as a city full of Greek colonists and soon became the regional seat of power as the Ptolemaic dynasty took power away from Egyptian temple priests who participated in the rebellion.
>The transformation of Thmouis from a small tributary town to a regional capital reflects the hand of an oppressive government that wanted to make sure that no major revolt from the people they ruled would ever pose a threat to their control again.
^1 I dug for evidence of the Rosetta Stone’s ancient Egyptian rebellion – here’s what I found, 6 Mar. 2023, https://theconversation.com/i-dug-for-evidence-of-the-rosetta-stones-ancient-egyptian-rebellion-heres-what-i-found-200318
^2 Silverstein, J. E., and Littman, R. J. (December 27, 2022) Archaeological Correlates of the Rosetta Stone’s Great Revolt in the Nile Delta: Destruction at Tell Timai. Journal of Field Archaeology https://doi.org/10.1080/00934690.2022.2158569
StingerAE t1_jb92qrp wrote
For those, who like me, forget which ptolomy is which and had to check the relevence of IV, V and VI, the Rosetta was a record of a decree issued by preists in support of Ptolomy V who was subject to the rebellions and generally struggled after his dad died when he was young.
Hence IV coins below and VI coins above the destruction ties in v nicely.
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