Geoenvironmental investigation of Sahure’s pyramid, Abusir archeological site, Giza, Egypt [PDF]
Heritage Science, 2022 Abusir is the name of an elaborate burial area in Egypt, dotted with 19 pyramids and other temples, stretching on the western side of the Nile from the south of the Giza Plateau to the northern rim of Saqqara. It seems to have been created as the resting
Abdelrhman Fahmy +4 more
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Preliminary report on archaeological activities on the Late Period shaft tomb necropolis in Abusir, mainly the tomb of Wahibremeryneith (AW 6) [PDF]
Pražské Egyptologické Studie, 2022 In a group of large shaft tombs situated in the western part of the ancient Egyptian necropolis at Abusir and dating to late Twenty sixth Dynasty or early Twenty seventh Dynasty, a unique embalming cache has been unearthed.
Ladislav Bareš +3 more
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Ancient Egyptian scribes and specific skeletal occupational risk markers (Abusir, Old Kingdom) [PDF]
Scientific ReportsMen with writing proficiency enjoyed a privileged position in ancient Egyptian society in the third millennium BC. Research focusing on these officials of elevated social status (“scribes”) usually concentrates on their titles, scribal statues ...
Petra Brukner Havelková +5 more
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Archaeological excavation of tomb AC 31 in Abusir Centre. A preliminary report [PDF]
Pražské Egyptologické Studie, 2016 The article deals with the results of the archaeological excavation of tomb AC 31, which is located in Nakhtsare’s cemetery, at the southern edge of the royal necropolis of Abusir.
Jaromír Krejčí
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Tomb of Kairsu discovered in Abusir (AC 33) [PDF]
Pražské Egyptologické Studie, 2020 The tomb of Kairsu is located north of the pyramid of Neferirkare and is part of a so far unexplored cemetery dating to the reign of Neferirkare – Nyuserre. The mastaba features several highly unusual characteristics.
Miroslav Bárta +6 more
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Objeví se další lufaa? (Jaro 2015 v šachtových hrobkách v Abúsíru) // Will another Iufaa appear? (Spring 2015 in the are a of the shaft tombs at Abusir) [PDF]
Pražské Egyptologické Studie, 2016 During the spring season of 2015, the study of the texts and relief decoration in the large Late Period shaft tombs in the western part of the Abusir necropolis continued. At the same time, several trial trenches were dug in the area of another large
Ladislav Bareš, Dana Bělohoubková
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A preliminary report on the excavations of tomb AS 91 at Abusir South (autumn season 2016) [PDF]
Pražské Egyptologické Studie, 2017 This article summarises the excavations of tomb AS 91, uncovered during the autumn season of 2016 at Abusir South. The mastaba was highly damaged and its superstructure had almost completely disappeared. Three shafts were detected in the mastaba core.
Marie Peterková Hlouchová +3 more
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Prokletí starých Egypťanů? Magický text na ochranu proti zlodějům ze šachtových hrobek v Abúsíru | Curse of the ancient Egyptians? Protective spell against tomb robbers from the shaft tombs of Abusir [PDF]
Pražské Egyptologické Studie, 2019 The study contains a translation and analysis of a hitherto unknown protective spell from the sarcophagus lid in the shaft tomb of Menekhibnekau, which has a single known parallel as yet, located on the eastern exterior wall of the outer sarcophagus of ...
Renata Landgráfová, Diana Míčková
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Damage and repair of the Old Kingdom canopic jars – the case at Abusir [PDF]
Pražské Egyptologické Studie, 2015 Archaeological excavations in the Abusir South officials’ tombs have revealed several sets of canopic jars that bear traces of large surface damage and plaster patches filling the holes and chippings.
Lucie Jirásková
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Pražské Egyptologické Studie, 2016 In 2015, in collaboration with the Czech Institute of Egyptology, we, a Japanese consortium, initiated the Abusir 3D Survey (A-3DS) for the 3D documentation of the site’s pyramids, which have not been updated since the time of the architectural ...
Yukinori Kawae +4 more
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