The Gebelein Archaeological Project in 2019: Northern necropolis and the temple complex
Author:
Ejsmond Wojciech1ORCID, Rochecouste Olivier Pierre2ORCID, Kuronuma Taichi3ORCID, Witkowski Piotr4
Affiliation:
1. Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures Polish Academy of Sciences 2. Macquarie University, Sydney 3. Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN), Kyoto, Japan 4. Independent researcher
Abstract
Continued archaeological surveys at two sites in the Gebelein area, the Northern Necropolis and the temple complex, have contributed new data for a better understanding of the ancient remains. Geophysical anomalies detected in 2015 in the western part of the Northern Necropolis should now be interpreted most probably as tombs with mud-brick walls. Mounds of earth in the central part of the necropolis yielded numerous artifacts dating from between the Naqada I and the early Old Kingdom periods; they are likely to have been dumped from a nearby settlement site, probably the ancient town of Sumenu. Work in the temple complex was aimed at protecting the structure made of inscribed mud-bricks dating from the Twenty-first Dynasty.
Funder
Narodowa Agencja Wymiany Akademickiej
Publisher
University of Warsaw
Subject
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance,Sociology and Political Science,Infectious Diseases,Communication,Ecology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics,Forestry,Education,Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous),Accounting,Business and International Management,General Engineering,Law,Computer Science (miscellaneous),Law,Pathology and Forensic Medicine
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