Early Burial Customs in Northern Egypt

Evidence from the Pre-, Proto-, and Early Dynastic Periods

£32.00
Author:
Joanna Debowska-Ludwin
Publication Year:
2013
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407311920
Paperback:
111pp. Includes 40 figures
ISBN 10:
1407311921
BAR number:
S2571
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Description

BOOK DESCRIPTION
The book presents issues relating to the oldest known examples of human mortuary practices from the area of Northern Egypt and dating to the end of the Early Dynastic period. The research surveys changes in sepulchral architecture, offerings, body positioning and other elements of generally understood burial customs. Space is also found for discussions on social stratification, political development of the early Egyptian state and the Lower Egyptian cultural legacy, which contributed to the rich Egyptiancivilization. The story focuses on recent archaeological fieldworks with a special stress on the revealing necropolis of Tell el-Farkha.