Geoenvironmental investigation of Sahure’s pyramid, Abusir archeological site, Giza, Egypt
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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Molecular identification of falciparum malaria and human tuberculosis co-infections in mummies from the Fayum depression (Lower Egypt). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Due to the presence of the lake Quarun and to the particular nature of its irrigation system, it has been speculated that the Fayum, a large depression 80 kilometers south-west of modern Cairo, was exposed to the hazards of malaria in historic times ...
Albert Lalremruata +6 more
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Menihy and his family: New evidence for the tjenenet sanctuary [PDF]
Pražské Egyptologické Studie, 2021 The depiction of the family of Menihy on a lintel found at Abusir South attracts attention due to a component present in the compound personal names of his children.
Veronika Dulíková
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In the shadow of Kaaper. Preliminary report on the anonymous Fifth Dynasty tomb AS 88 [PDF]
Pražské Egyptologické Studie, 2021 This paper presents an archaeological report on the anonymous Fifth Dynasty mastaba AS 88 from the Abusir South necropolis, south west of the tomb of the official Kaaper (AS 1).
Martin Odler +4 more
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Sixth Dynasty shaft deposit from tomb AS 84b [PDF]
Pražské Egyptologické Studie, 2021 The aim of this paper is to discuss a single context from a small mud brick tomb, AS 84b, built immediately south of large wooden boat (AS 80) at Abusir South.
Katarína Arias
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Global Ecology and Biogeography, Volume 29, Issue 1, Page 127-147, January 2020., 2020 Abstract Aim Domestic animals first appeared in the archaeological record in northern Africa c. 9000 years before present and subsequently spread southwards throughout the continent. This geographic expansion is well studied and can broadly be explained in terms of the movement of pastoralist populations due to climate change.
Leanne N. Phelps +10 more
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The tombs of Kaisebi (AS 76) and Ptahwer (AS 76b) at Abusir South [PDF]
Pražské Egyptologické Studie, 2017 The excavations at Abusir South have already uncovered many tombs that have added valuable information to the general knowledge of the development of the Old Kingdom society, its burial and funeral habits, and last but not least social relations and ...
Veronika Dulíková +4 more
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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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Exploration of structures AS 66 and AS 69 in Abusir South: Preliminary report on the 2015 and 2016 seasons [PDF]
Pražské Egyptologické Studie, 2017 The paper presents preliminary results of the exploration of another part of the Abusir South non-royal cemetery. Structures AS 66 and AS 69 were partly uncovered in the spring season of 2012 during the exploration of the tomb complex of Princess ...
Hana Vymazalov
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The mastaba of the chief physician, Nfr-Hr-PtH (AS 65) [PDF]
Pražské Egyptologické Studie, 2017 During the fall season in 2016, the Czech Institute of Egyptology continued its field work at Abusir South. The western part of mastaba AS 65 belonging to the chief physician, Neferherptah (end of Fifth/beginning of Sixth Dynasty), was cleared and ...
Peter Jánosi
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