A Preliminary Perspective of Industrial Heritage and Geo-Tourism in the Quarry Site of Bir Hammamat | ||
| Journal of Tourism, Hotels and Heritage | ||
| Article 3, Volume 2, Issue 1, June 2021, Pages 30-46 PDF (1.4 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Research | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/sis.2021.72106.1017 | ||
| Author | ||
| Ahmed Ibrahim Othman* | ||
| Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract Bir Hammamat (Persou I) was an important stone quarry for the extraction of greywacke (Bekhn stone) in the Egyptian Eastern Desert that represents a comprehensive image of the stone quarrying process, extraction activities and the life of a quarrymen community. In addition to the archaeological findings, quarrying activities have culturally created a memory of the industrial society. The paper investigates some historical and cultural aspects related to the technical and industrial heritage of Bir Hammamat ranging from the pre-dynastic period until the Roman period. A long quarrying history that left behind a series of tools, settlements, paths, forts and inscriptions. These relics can promote certain types of sustainable tourism where the ancient quarrying industry and technology become a tourist attraction and consequently enhance the preservation of the ancient quarry site heritage and landscape through innovative projects and new itineraries, a step that was started by the author himself during a site survey as a part of a research program in the university of Padua, Italy between 2014 – 2015. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Industrial heritage; Geo-tourism; industrial tourism; Bir Hammamat; Greywacke quarries | ||
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