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Excavations in the Locality 6 Cemetery at Hierakonpolis 1979-1985

£79.00
Author:
Barbara Adams with contributions by Theya Molleson, Ahmed Gamal el-Din Fahmy and Hala N. Barakat
Publication Year:
2000
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781841710990
Paperback:
316pp, Includes 30 tables, 116 plates (13 colour), 30 figures.
Sub-series name:
Egyptian Studies Association Publication, 4
ISBN 10:
1841710997
BAR number:
S903
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Description

BOOK DESCRIPTION
Hierakonpolis is situated some 650 km south of Cairo and 113 km north of Aswan. The Locality 6 cemetery lies 2 km south west of the edge of cultivation in the bed of Wadi Abul Suffian, and covers an area of approximately 18,000 sq.m. The mortuary use of the site started about 3700 BC and continued until around 3050 BC. This volume studies 12 tombs, discussing geological features, tomb architecture, various finds (including human bone, floral and faunal remains), regional cemetery planning, extra-regionalcontacts, the site history, etc.