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The Pyramid of Queen Setibhor at South Saqqara
This paper aims to present the preliminary results of the 2021 season of the Djedkare Project mission (DJP), which is dedicated to the exploration and documentation of Djedkare’s royal cemetery at south Saqqara.
Mohamed Megahed, Hana Vymazalová
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The False Door of Nit-£nmw from South Saqqara [PDF]
[Ar] الباب الوهمى لـNit-£nmwمن سقارة القبلية تتناول هذة الورقة البحثية نشرًا علميًا كاملًا لأحد الأبواب الوهمية التى كانت محفوظة بالمتحف المصرى بالتحرير، وهو ...
Ahmed Abdelmoniem
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On the possible use of hydraulic force to assist with building the step pyramid of saqqara. [PDF]
The Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, Egypt, is considered the oldest of the seven monumental pyramids built about 4,500 years ago. From transdisciplinary analysis, it was discovered that a hydraulic lift may have been used to build the pyramid.
Xavier Landreau +9 more
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The Legacy of Prince Khaemwaset at Saqqara
Saqqara in particular, and the Memphite necropolis in general, constituted the arena for the prolific and significant monumental self-presentations of Prince Khaemwaset, fourth son of King Ramesses II (c. 1279–1213 BCE).
Campbell Price
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Fieldwork of the Polish–Egyptian Mission to Saqqara in the 2020 season continued on the eastern bank of the Dry Moat, resulting in the discovery of a rock-cut structure directly south of Corridor 1.
Kamil O. Kuraszkiewicz +2 more
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The Leiden-Turin Excavations at Saqqara
This article highlights the history of almost 50 years of Leiden archaeological work at Saqqara, in the cemetery south of the Unas causeway, and places the recent findings of the current Leiden-Turin Expedition within a broader historical context, both ...
Lara Weiss, Christian Greco
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Geoenvironmental investigation of Sahure’s pyramid, Abusir archeological site, Giza, Egypt
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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Selected secondary burials as evidence of later activities at the tomb of Khuwy at South Saqqara [PDF]
In 2019, during the excavations of the Egyptian mission at the funerary complex of the Fifth Dynasty King Djedkare (reign ca. 2381–2353 BC) at South Saqqara, Mohamed Megahed and his team revealed the painted tomb of the high ranking Old Kingdom dignitary
Hana Vymazalová +3 more
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Metagenomic analysis of dental calculus in ancient Egyptian baboons. [PDF]
Dental calculus, or mineralized plaque, represents a record of ancient biomolecules and food residues. Recently, ancient metagenomics made it possible to unlock the wealth of microbial and dietary information of dental calculus to reconstruct oral ...
Ottoni C +7 more
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The epidemiology and demographics of hip dysplasia. [PDF]
The etiology of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is unknown. There are many insights, however, from epidemiologic/demographic information. A systematic medical literature review regarding DDH was performed. There is a predominance of left‐sided (64.0%) and unilateral disease (63.4%).
Loder RT, Skopelja EN.
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