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Hidden mysteries in ancient Egyptian paintings from the Theban Necropolis observed by in-situ XRF mapping. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2023 The material study of ancient Egyptian paintings began with the advent of Egyptology during the 19th century. By the 1930s, a lot had already been sampled and described. The limited palette for example has been analysed from actual painted surfaces but also from pigments and painting tools retrieved on site. However, most of these studies took place in
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An architect's sketch from the Theban necropolis [PDF]
, 1997 Presentation d'une esquisse architecturale reconnue comme le plan de l'une des tombes de la necropole thebaine (K93.11), visiblement construite a la fin de la Seconde Periode Intermediaire ou au tout debut du Nouvel Empire, puis remployee pour le celebre Grand Pretre d'Amon, Ramses-nakht, atteste de la premiere annee de regne de Ramses IV a la seconde ...
Polz, Daniel
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Predictive modeling of cultural resources in the Theban necropolis, Luxor, Egypt [PDF]
, 2008 The Egyptian Government created the Egyptian Antiquities Information System (EAIS) and a Comprehensive Development Plan to help protect cultural resources in the Theban Necropolis, Luxor, Egypt.
Burns, Gwendolyn +2 more
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Un édifice au nom du roi Héqataoui (Ahmosé Ier) dans la nécropole thébaine [PDF]
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean, 2021 While there is massive evidence of the mortuary cult of Ahmose I’s family at Abydos, in the form of pyramids, cult buildings and texts, the Theban necropolis is virtually devoid of archaeological testimony on the building activities of the founder of the
Frédéric Colin
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Of gods and (wo)men: Two wooden figurines from Sheikh Abd el-Qurna [PDF]
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean, 2023 This article discusses two wooden figurines discovered by an expedition of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, in tomb MMA 1152 in the area of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Theban necropolis.
Marta Kaczanowicz
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Dorothy Mackay: A Forgotten Female Pioneer in Archaeology [PDF]
Muzeológia a Kultúrne Dedičstvo, 2023 In 2022, the author of this paper came across four letters regarding epigraphic documentation of some elite tombs in the Theban necropolis, Egypt, written by Dorothy Mackay and addressed to Alan H.
Kaczanowicz, Marta
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Espacio, Tiempo y Forma. Serie VII, Historia del Arte, 2023 The tomb TT 100, belonging to the vizier Rekhmire, in the Theban necropolis (Luxor, Egypt), one of the best examples of funerary architecture of the Egyptian New Kingdom, has been widely studied since the beginning of the 20th century from the ...
Antonio Muñoz Herrera
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Tombs of Coptic anchorites at the site of the Temple of Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahari [PDF]
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean, 2021 Early Coptic tombs, two at least, were discovered on the Upper Terrace of the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari. The orientation of the tombs is north–south, which is the typical orientation of early Christian tombs.
Zbigniew E. Szafrański
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Dancing for the Dead: muu Dancers in Egyptian New Kingdom Scenes
Eikón Imago, 2022 Muu dancers are one of the most common elements in the funerary processions represented in the private Theban tombs of the New Kingdom, especially in the 18th dynasty.
Miriam Bueno Guardia
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Geotechnics, 2022 The Thebes Limestone Formation of Lower Eocene age is one of the most extensive rock units in Egypt. It is of importance to the apogee of the ancient Egyptian civilization, particularly in Luxor (South-Central Egypt), where the rock formation hosts the ...
Rodrigo Alcaíno-Olivares +5 more
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