This volume is primarily dedicated to archaeology and its methods including, as it does, excavation reports of current projects on the Delta, the Wadi Tumilat and Middle Egypt. In connection with the special SCIEM 2000 research program, scientific and typological analyses of ceramic remains from Egypt and the Levant are presented to highlight the chronological and technological potential of these materials as historical sources. Investigations on the Horus Road, seals, cult plaques and anthropological analyses give an insight into current archaeological research tools. Nine papers in English, four in German.