Cultural expression in the Old Kingdom Elite Tomb /
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'Cultural Expression in the Old Kingdom Elite Tomb' considers the material and immaterial culture left behind by the ancient Egyptian elite in their tombs starting some 5000 years ago. The book intends to understand this culture reflecting the 'intention' of the ancient Egyptians. All these 'intentions' are now inaccessible to us, a paradox indeed. The author starts by examining the ways in which other Egyptologists have understood tomb culture over the past century.
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1 online resource : illustrations (black and white). :
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Includes bibliographical references. :
9781905739790 (PDF ebook) :
Dating the tombs of the Egyptian Old Kingdom /
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The decorated tombs of the Egyptian Old Kingdom offer detailed knowledge of a society that in all probability was the first nation state in history. Yet scholars continue to find it difficult to access the full potential of this great body of data because so few of the tombs can be dated with sufficient precision to provide a relative chronology for the evidence they offer. The system of dating these monuments presented here builds on the work of previous scholars. In this volume the author explains how the dating method was devised. This required establishing 'life-spans' for 104 criteria, features drawn from tomb iconography.
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1 online resource : illustrations (black and white). :
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Includes bibliographical references. :
9781905739882 (PDF ebook) :
Chronological developments in the Old Kingdom tombs in the necropoleis of Giza, Saqqara and Abusir : toward an economic decline during the early dynastic period and the Old Kingdom...
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This study suggests, through investigations of the tombs in the necropolis of Giza, that economic decline attributed to the collapse of the Old Kingdom had already started in the early dynastic period.
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Previously issued in print: 2016. :
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white). :
Specialized. :
9781784914615 (pbk.) :
Die Gräberfelder von Sedment im Neuen Reich : materielle und kulturelle Variation im Bestattungswesen des ägyptischen Neuen Reiches /
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In Die Gräberfelder von Sedment im Neuen Reich , Henning Franzmeier presents and reassesses the complete results of the previously only partially published excavations undertaken by W.M.F. Petrie and G. Brunton in the New Kingdom cemeteries of Sedment, Middle Egypt, from 1920 to 1921. Through his research, Franzmeier has expanded the corpus of known New Kingdom tombs at Sedment from about 50 to more than 250, including burials of high-ranking officials, and identified a wide range of previously unknown objects. Presenting the development of an important provincial cemetery, this publication provides a valuable contribution to our understanding of New Kingdom Egyptian funerary archaeology and, as a case study, highlights the potentials of reassessing the results of past excavations.
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004343450 :
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Tomb families : private tomb distribution in the New Kingdom Theban Necropolis /
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'Tomb Families' investigates the apparently random distribution of New Kingdom private tombs in the Theban Necropolis by focusing on factors that may have influenced tomb location. This research provides a deeper understanding of the necropolis and how private tombs linked to the wider sacred landscape of Thebes.
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Also issued in print: 2022. :
1 online resource (xxii, 385 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour). :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781803270371 (PDF ebook) :
Doors, entrances and beyond... : various aspects of entrances and doors of the tombs in the Memphite Necropoleis during the Old Kingdom /
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Doors are more than a physical means to close off an entrance or an exit; they can also indicate a boundary between two worlds. This volume considers the Memphite Necropoleis during the Old Kingdom, and proposes that porticos, false doors, niches and mastaba chapel entrances are interconnected in their function as a barrier between two worlds.
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Also issued in print: 2021. :
1 online resource (202 pages) : illustrations (black and white). :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9781789698725 (PDF ebook) :
The chambered tombs of the Isle of Man : a study by Audrey Henshall 1969-1978 /
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This title is devoted to the chambered tombs of the Isle of Man and, though there are no more than nine surviving monuments, they are of considerable interest and importance because of the central location of the island in the north Irish Sea where cultural influences and traditions of tomb building are mixed.
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Previously issued in print: 2017. :
1 online resource (iv, 176 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) :
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Includes bibliographical references. :
9781784914691 (ebook) :
The Tomb of the Priests of Amun : Burial Assemblages at the National Museum of Denmark Gate of the Priests Series Volume 2 /
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Previously unpublished, the Danish Lot of antiquities from the Tomb of the Priests of Amun (Bab el-Gasus) is thoroughly examined in this book. The in-depth analysis of the objects is followed by an assessment of how these objects were crafted, designed, used and recycled in the Theban necropolis, a procedure that not only reveals to be instrumental in the dating of the objects, as it sheds light into the extraordinary dynamics of funerary workshops during the 21st Dynasty. The volume also examines the arrival of the Lot and its reception in Denmark.
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1 online resource :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004524804
9789004524811
Excavations at the Mycenaean Cemetery at Aigion - 1967 : rescue excavations by the late Ephor of Antiquities, E. Mastrokostas /
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In this monograph the authors present the finds of four Mycenaean chamber tombs, from the rescue excavation of Ephor Mastrokostas at Aigion in 1967.
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Previously issued in print: 2017. :
1 online resource : illustrations (colour) :
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9781784916190 (ebook) :
The Mycenaean cemetery at Clauss, near Patras : the people, their material remains and culture in context /
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This title presents the study of the finds from the Mycenaean cemetery of Clauss near Patras, carried out between 1988-1992 under the direction of Prof Thanassis Papadopoulos. During the excavation project, fifteen chamber tombs were located and researched in detail, to be added to those already known from the pre-war excavations by Nikolaos Kyparissis.
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Previously issued in print: 2018. :
1 online resource (600 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) :
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9781784919207 (ebook) :
Excavations at the Seila Pyramid and Fag El-Gamous Cemetery /
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In Excavations at the Seila Pyramid and Fag el-Gamous Cemetery, the excavation team provides crucial information about the Old Kingdom and Graeco-Roman Egypt. While both periods have been heavily studied, Kerry Muhlestein and his contributors provide new archaeological information that will help shape thinking about these eras. The construction and ritual features of the early Fourth Dynasty Seila Pyramid represents innovations that would influence royal funerary cult for hundreds of years. Similarly, as one of the largest excavated cemeteries of Egypt, Fag el-Gamous helps paint a picture of multi-cultural life in the Fayoum of Egypt during the Ptolemaic and Roman periods. Excavations there provide a statistically impactful understanding of funerary customs under the influence of new cultures and religion.
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9789004416383
The representations of women in the Middle Kingdom tombs of officials : studies in iconography /
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In The Representations of Women in the Middle Kingdom Tombs of Officials Ľubica Hudáková offers an in-depth analysis of female iconography in the decorative programme of Middle Kingdom non-royal tombs, highlighting changes and innovations in comparison to the Old Kingdom. Previously considered too uniform, the study represents the first systematic investigation of two-dimensional images of women and reveals their variability in space and time. Hudáková examines the roles appointed to women by analyzing how they are depicted in a variety of contexts. Taking into account their postures, gestures, garments, hairstyles, size of the body, age as well as attributes and tools used by them, along with the scene orientation, she traces diachronic and diatopic developments and regional traditions in the Middle Kingdom tomb decoration.
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004395824
La necropoli romana di Melano (canton Ticino - Svizzera) : struttura e cronologia, tipologia delle sepolture, corredi funerari e materiali : il castello e il castellaccio di Melano...
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The Roman necropolis of Melano (Switzerland), excavated 1957-1979, is one of the few discovered in the Sottoceneri region, where the findings are mostly isolated burials or those in small groups. It consists of 26 cremation and inhumation tombs and stands out for its variety of types and the materials used in their construction.
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Also issued in print: 2021. :
1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white). :
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Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789699791 (PDF ebook) : :
Open access.
The Tomb of the Priests of Amun : Burial Assemblages at the National Museum of Denmark Gate of the Priests Series Volume 2 /
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This book examines the objects of the Danish Lot of antiquities from Bab el-Gasus that are kept at the National Museum of Denmark since 1893 aiming at reconstructing how they were crafted, designed, used and recycled during the 21st Dynasty.
Previously unpublished, the Danish Lot of antiquities from the Tomb of the Priests of Amun (Bab el-Gasus) is thoroughly examined in this book. The in-depth analysis of the objects is followed by an assessment of how these objects were crafted, designed, used and recycled in the Theban necropolis, a procedure that not only reveals to be instrumental in the dating of the objects, as it sheds light into the extraordinary dynamics of funerary workshops during the 21st Dynasty. The volume also examines the arrival of the Lot and its reception in Denmark.
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004524804
9789004524811
Tomb of Kha-em-hat of the eighteenth dynasty in Western Thebes (TT 57) /
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This volume presents a study of the tomb of Kha-em-hat TT 57 at Qurna, West Luxor, which dates back to the 18th Dynasty - the reign of King Amenhotep III. It is considered one of the most important Egyptian tomb discoveries, containing rare scenes and revealing development of the religious rituals of the time.
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Also issued in print: 2022. :
1 online resource (364 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
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Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789697025 (PDF ebook) :
The Saqqara Necropolis through the New Kingdom : Biography of an Ancient Egyptian Cultural Landscape /
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This book is the first comprehensive monographic treatment of the New Kingdom (1539-1078 BCE) necropolis at Saqqara, the burial ground of the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis, and addresses questions fundamental to understanding the site's development through time. For example, why were certain areas of the necropolis selected for burial in certain time periods; what were the tombs' spatial relations to contemporaneous and older monuments; and what effect did earlier structures have on the positioning of tombs and structuring of the necropolis in later times? This study adopts landscape biography as a conceptual tool to study the long-time interaction between people and landscapes.
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1 online resource :
9789004467132
9789004467149
The Saqqara Necropolis through the New Kingdom : Biography of an Ancient Egyptian Cultural Landscape /
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This book is the first comprehensive monographic treatment of the New Kingdom (1539-1078 BCE) necropolis at Saqqara, the burial ground of the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis, and addresses questions fundamental to understanding the site's development through time. For example, why were certain areas of the necropolis selected for burial in certain time periods; what were the tombs' spatial relations to contemporaneous and older monuments; and what effect did earlier structures have on the positioning of tombs and structuring of the necropolis in later times? This study adopts landscape biography as a conceptual tool to study the long-time interaction between people and landscapes.
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1 online resource :
9789004467132
9789004467149
Wonderful things : essays in honor of Nicholas Reeves /
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"Just in time for the centennial of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb, this volume of studies dedicated to the leading expert on the "boy king" brings together scholars from all over the world to celebrate the career of C. Nicholas Reeves. It includes a biography and bibliography of Reeves along with cutting-edge discussions of a wide variety of topics concentrating on New Kingdom Egypt and Tutankhamun"--
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324 p. : ills ; 29 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9781957454900
9781957454917
The Mycenaean Cemetery at Agios Vasileios, Chalandritsa, in Achaea /
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The Mycenaean chamber-tomb cemetery at Agios Vasileios in Achaea, was first investigated in the late 1920s, followed by small-scale research in 1961. In the years 1989-2001 further rescue excavations revealed 30 chamber tombs, some looted. Based mostly on the latest research, this study is the first major presentation of the cemetery and its finds.
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Previously issued in print: 2017. :
1 online resource (xii, 296 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps :
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Includes bibliographical references. :
9781784916985 (ebook) :
Han Dynasty (206BC-AD220) stone carved tombs in Central and Eastern China /
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Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) stone carved tombs were constructed from carved stone slabs or a combination of moulded bricks and carved stones, and were distributed in Central and Eastern China. In this text, the origins, meanings and influences of these tombs are presented as a part of the history of interactions between different parts of Eurasia.
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Previously issued in print: 2018. :
1 online resource (xiv, 216 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789690781 (ebook) :