Early Burial Customs in Northern Egypt: Evidence from the Pre-, Proto-, and Early Dynastic Periods
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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 Egyptian civilization. The story focuses on recent archaeological fieldworks with a special stress on the revealing necropolis of Tell el-Farkha.
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The greatest concentration of Naqada III burials is in Lower Egypt, linked to a marked expansion of Nile Delta settlement.
“the greatest concentration of Naqada III burials is in Lower Egypt, linked to a marked expansion of Nile Delta settlement (De ˛bowska-Ludwin 2013; Hendrickx and van den Brink 2002;Mawdsley 2012).”
From The Egyptian Predynastic and State Formation (2016) · cites this paper as Debowska-Ludwin 2013
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“B mortuary ritual landscape centers around Abydos, the greatest concentration of Naqada III burials is in Lower Egypt, linked to a marked expansion of Nile Delta settlement (Dębowska-Ludwin 2013; Hendrickx and van den Brink 2002; Mawdsley 2012).”
Background
- Authors
- Debowska-Ludwin, J.
- Venue
- University of Michigan Press eBooks
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Published
- 2013
- OpenAlex
- W3016038658
- Cited by
- 3
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 0.74
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- ruj.uj.edu.pl
- Licence
- cc-by-nc-nd
- Locations
- University of Michigan Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Jagiellonian University Repository (Jagiellonian University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Archaeopress eBooks
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning
- Keywords
- funerary practices, Early Dynastic period, northern Egypt, Lower Egypt, grave goods, body positioning, social stratification, Tell el-Farkha, necropolis, ancient Egypt
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