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the original northern sanctuary section submerged under a lake formed by the risen water table and roughly 15 m deep. This part of the site remains under water today, making further work there difficult if not impossible. Their assessment of the approach taken and methods used by their predecessors was less than complimentary. "Unfortunately, much of the emphasis of the early excavators was placed on these religious structures at the expense of the commercial and domestic quarters. Consequently our knowledge of the mercantile character of ancient Naukratis—the very facet of its early history that made it so exceptional—has suffered greatly. Furthermore, the later historical sequences, such as the Hellenistic and Roman periods, were almost totally neglected." Also discouraging to them was the destruction wrought by the local populace on the site. "Already in Petrie's day about a third of the half-mile by quarter-mile site of Naukratis had been dug away by the local farmers for use as high-phosphate fertilizer (
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linking the Nile valley with the Mediterranean, and the most accessible of the Nile's tributaries during the Saite Period. The early settlement then developed into a busy trading port. They exchanged goods with the Greeks and with other Mediterranean states. Greeks traders settled in Naukratis and a large Greek community began to develop.
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More recently American archaeologists W. Coulson and A. Leonard founded "The Naucratis Project" in 1977 carrying out surveys in 1977–1978 and further surveys and excavations to the south of the site from 1980–1982 (under the auspices of the American Research Center in Egypt). Unfortunately they found
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Naukratis was the site of an Egyptian town before the Greeks arrived, later becoming established as a military settlement occupied by mercenaries. Naukratis was located on the Canopic branch of the Nile in the western Delta some 16 km from Sais. The Canopic tributary was one of the major waterways
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have totally destroyed this eastern portion of the site." The barrier of the high water table made it impossible for them to find anything older than the Ptolemaic era. They agreed with Hogarth that the "great temenos" of Petrie was actually an Egyptian building and that indeed the entire south
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The modern villages of Kom Gi'eif, el-Nibeira and el-Niqrash cover the archaeological site, which is of great importance. It is the source of numerous art objects in many of the world's museums, as well as pottery inscribed with some of the earliest known examples of Greek writing.
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Amasis indeed converted Naucratis into a major treaty-port and commercial link with the west. This was done most likely as a means to contain the Greeks and concentrate their activities in one place under his control. It became not the colony of any particular city-state but an
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Naucratis was not only the first Greek settlement in Egypt but also Egypt's most important harbor in antiquity until the rise of Alexandria and the shifting of the Nile led to its decline. Nevertheless, the ancient city of
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Herodotus stated that "Amasis was partial to the Greeks, and among other favors which he granted them, gave to such as liked to settle in Egypt the city of Naucratis for their residence." Notice that he says "gave the city
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Naucratis later became an important center of Greek culture under the Roman Empire, producing several celebrated orators of the Second Sophistic in the second and early third centuries AD. The third century writer
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The archaeological focus fell into two areas of northern and southern quarters. Found farthest south was a large Egyptian storehouse or treasury (A on sketch at right—originally identified by Petrie as the "great
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section of the town appeared to be non-Greek. Overall most of the finds were vases (some whole, most fragmentary) used as votives in the temples, but also perfume flasks (several in the form of a
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script. Much has also been learned by comparing these alphabets with the forms they assumed a century later, forms that were destined to become universal across the Hellenic world.
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discovered by Hogarth in 1899 (directly east of F). "None of the votive pottery found here need have arrived earlier than the reign of Amasis, so it may well be that the
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Naucratis soon became a profound source of inspiration to the Greeks by re-exposing them to the wonders of Egyptian architecture and sculpture lost to them since the
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had their own separate sanctuaries. Thus the natives of at least twelve Greek city-states worked in a collaboration that was not only rare but proved to be lasting.
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In the northern section were found several temple ruins (E: Temple of Hera, F: Temple of Apollo & G: Temple of Dioscuri) including what may be Herodotus'
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was founded as the result of his reorganization of the status of Naucratis, while the independent sanctuaries ... are of the earlier years of the town."
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Map indicating location of Naucratis—the Nile delta has shifted since ancient days; the city was situated directly on the Canopic (westernmost) branch.
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were already accomplished geometricians before their travel to Egypt and very likely Herodotus assumed that because the Egyptian
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Leonard, Albert Jr.; Coulson, William D. E. (1979). "A Preliminary Survey of the Naukratis Region in the Western Nile Delta".
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age. This history is strictly one of commerce as no permanent Greek settlements have been found of these cultures to date.
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Leonard, Albert Jr.; Coulson, William D. E. (1982). "Investigations at Naukratis and Environs, 1980 and 1981".
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became Pharaoh (reigning 570–526 BC). Amasis shut down the "camps" and moved the Greek soldiers to
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In terms of our modern understanding of the Greeks, and in particular the early use of their nascent
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Ancient Naukratis: Excavations at a Greek Emporium in Egypt. Part II: The Excavations at Kom Hadid
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Ancient Naukratis: Excavations at a Greek Emporium in Egypt. Part I: The Excavations at Kom Ge'if
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At present these sites remain uncertain but this may be a reference to the city of
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Seated sphinx plate, Eastern Greek Orientalizing, 6th century BC, from Naukratis
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times (1600–1100 BC) and more likely even further back into the proto-Greek
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Petrie, W. M. Flinders (1890). "The Egyptian Bases of Greek History".
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American Research Center in Egypt, 1988 xiv + 210 pages + 85 plates,
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was a co-operative enterprise financed by nine eastern Greek cities:
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The first report of Greeks in 7th century BC Egypt is a story in the
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After the collapse of Mycenaean Greek civilization and the ensuing
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Mots et Noms de l'Egypte Ancienne: Volume 1: Egyptien - Français
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armor and tactics, also possessing invaluable naval expertise.
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Ancient Naukratis Vol. 2, The Survey at Naukratis and Environs
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City of Ancient Egypt, on the Canopic branch of the Nile river
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where they were employed "to guard him against the native
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Greek Painted Pottery from Naukratis in Egyptian Museums.
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Archaeological evidence suggests that the history of the
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overthrown and in desperation seeking the advice of the
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Gardner, Ernest A. (1886). "The Early Ionic Alphabet".
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According to Herodotus the walled shrine known as the
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against a former general turned rebel by the name of
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The sister port of Naucratis was the harbour town of
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The Greeks Overseas: Their Early Colonies and Trade
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Naucratis is located in Egypt
Beheira Governorate
Egypt
Lower Egypt
30°54′04″N 30°35′33″E / 30.90111°N 30.59250°E / 30.90111; 30.59250
Athenaeus
Ancient Greek
Egyptian
Coptic
ancient Egypt
Canopic
Nile
Mediterranean sea
Alexandria
Heracleion
ancient Greeks
Mycenaean
Minoan
Greek dark ages
Mesopotamia

Histories
Herodotus
Ionian
Carian
pirates
Nile Delta
Psammetichus I
Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt

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