Dishna (, from
) is an Egyptian settlement west of
Qena
Qena ( ar, قنا ' , locally: ; cop, ⲕⲱⲛⲏ ''Konē'') is a city in Upper Egypt, and the capital of the Qena Governorate. Situated on the east bank of the Nile, it was known in antiquity as Kaine (Greek Καινή, meaning "new (city)"; ...
situated on the north bank of the river
Nile
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.
Geography
Dishna is from
Cairo
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.
History
An expedition of the Southern University of Texas explored the
Sebilian culture on the Dishna plains. The ''Ain Khoman'' tools of
Oasis Baharia were identified as similar to the
Esna
Esna ( ar, إسنا , egy, jwny.t or ; cop, or ''Snē'' from ''tꜣ-snt''; grc-koi, Λατόπολις ''Latópolis'' or (''Pólis Látōn'') or (''Lattōn''); Latin: ''Lato''), is a city of Egypt. It is located on the west bank of ...
n industry of the Dishna dated to c.12,300 B.P, differing only with respect to bifacial tools. Several sites between
Wadi Kubbaniya
Wadi Kubbaniya is a Late Paleolithic site in Upper Egypt. Archaeologists initially believed that the site held evidence for some of the earliest examples of agriculture. When Wadi Kubbaniya was discovered, there were traces of barley that were or ...
and the plains contained
assemblages also of Esnan industrial production. The Esnan industry, also known as Mesnian, employed a
non-levallois technique, productions composed largely of
end-scrapers, though also including a much smaller number of
arch-backed bladelets and ''trapezoid''.
[page 160 of Butzer Karl W.. Late Quaternary problems of the Egyptian Nile : stratigraphy, environments, prehistory.. In: Paléorient. 1997, Vol. 23 N°2. Paléoenvironnement et sociétés humaines au moyen-orient de 20 000 BP à 6 000 BP. pp. 151-173.]
doi : 10.3406/paleo.1997.4658
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See also
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List of cities and towns in Egypt
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Bodmer Papyri
References
External links
* Fekri A. Hassan 1974 - ''The archaeology of the Dishna Plain, Egypt: a study of a late palaeolithic settlement'', Issues 57-60 Ministry of petroleum and Mineral Wealth, Geological Survey of Egypt and Mining Authority - Social Science - 174 page
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Populated places in Qena Governorate