Nomes of Lower Egypt in the early Fifth Dynasty [PDF]
Eiszeitalter und Gegenwart, 2021 Having control over the landscape played an important role in the geography and economy of Egypt from the predynastic period onwards. Especially from the beginning of the Old Kingdom, we have evidence that kings created new places (funerary domains ...
M. I. Khaled
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More Than Childbirth: Unveiling the Risks of Marriage on Women's Mortality in Tang Dynasty China. [PDF]
Am J Hum BiolABSTRACT Objectives This study investigates how marital and maternal statuses influenced female mortality in the Tang Dynasty (618–907 ce), China. It challenges the focus on reproductive risks by exploring both biological and social factors affecting female mortality in reproductive and post‐reproductive years.
Liu Y.
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Džedkareův pyramidový komplex: nové doklady o konci 5. dynastie | Djedkare’s pyramid complex: new evidence on the late Fifth Dynasty [PDF]
Pražské Egyptologické Studie, 2019 The pyramid complex of King Djedkare in South Saqqara is a key monument for our understanding of the history of the late Fifth and early Sixth Dynasties and of the social and religious transformations of that period.
Mohamed Megahed
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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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The miraculous rise of the Fifth Dynasty – the story of Papyrus Westcar and historical evidence [PDF]
Pražské Egyptologické Studie, 2015 The decline of the powerful Fourth Dynasty and the rise of a new royal line, the Fifth Dynasty, have for a long time been shrouded in mystery and have become the stuff of legends. These events are referred to in the tale of the miraculous rise of the
Miroslav Verner
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Glossing the past: the Fifth Dynasty sun temples, Abu Ghurab and the satellite imagery [PDF]
Pražské Egyptologické Studie, 2017 The sites of Abusir and Abu Ghurab, with their unique mingling of funerary and religious architecture, and the incredible heritage of written papyrus documents, represent a crucial area for the understanding of the historical, architectural and ...
Massimiliano Nuzzolo, Patrizia Zanfagna
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Square Grids in the Tomb of Akhethotep – Questions and Doubts
Études et Travaux (Institute des Cultures Méditerranéennes et Orientales de l'Académie Polonaise des Sciences), 2021 The proportions of the human figure in Egyptian art were determined on the basis of simple and rarely changing rules. The oldest preserved guidelines used for this purpose come from the times of the Fifth Dynasty, and the square grids from the mid ...
Krzysztof Radtke
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Montu priestly families at Deir el-Bahari in the Third Intermediate Period [PDF]
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean, 2018 The mostly intact Twenty-fifth Dynasty qrsw-coffin sets of Heresenes and the Montu priests Padiamunet (iii) and Nespaqashuty (vi) were discovered on the Upper Terrace at Deir el-Bahari by Émile Baraize in 1932–1933, but were never fully studied or ...
Cynthia May Sheikholeslami
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A medley of mummies from Deir el-Bahari [PDF]
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean, 2018 The results of radiographic and visual examinations of four mummies originating from Deir el-Bahari, now kept in different museums throughout Egypt, are presented here.
Salima Ikram +3 more
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Third Intermediate Period funerary assemblages from the Chapel of HatshepsutPart 1. Coffins and cartonnages from the Twenty-second to Twenty-fifth Dynasties [PDF]
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean, 2018 The text catalogues the best preserved pieces of coffins and cartonnages excavated from the burials made on the Third Terrace of the Temple of Hatsheput in the Third Intermediate Period when the ruins were used as a burial ground for noblemen, in ...
Frédéric Payraudeau
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