A Multidisciplinary Approach to Alexandria's Economic Past: The Lake Mareotis Research Project

This volume presents the results of a large scale systematic survey of the shores of the western arm of Lake Mareotis, Alexandria, and develops a more detailed picture of its role in the city's ancient economy. Specialist reports cover the important ceramic assemblage, and the geomorphology and environmental evidence, whilst the central section of the book consists of a catalogue of the 73 sites identified by the survey.