Middle Kingdom tombs of Asasif: archaeological activities in 2015
Investigations in the North Asasif necropolis, conducted by a team of Polish archaeologists in 2015, focused on three Middle Kingdom complexes: MMA 508/TT 311, MMA 511, and MMA 517/TT 240. A surface collection of finds from the courtyards was studied and prepared for storage, and artifacts from insi...
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| description | Investigations in the North Asasif necropolis, conducted by a team of Polish archaeologists in 2015, focused on three Middle Kingdom complexes: MMA 508/TT 311, MMA 511, and MMA 517/TT 240. A surface collection of finds from the courtyards was studied and prepared for storage, and artifacts from inside the tombs were documented. The overall picture of illicit penetration of the complexes in later periods and their reuse, mainly in the Third Intermediate Period and the LatePeriod, is supported by the finds. Moreover, proof of the presence of Coptic monks was found intomb MMA 517/TT 240. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d94c2819fe46403aa111ee8b751d02f02024-04-08T12:37:41ZdeuUniversity of Warsaw PressPolish Archaeology in the Mediterranean1234-54152083-537X2017-05-012528930210.5604/01.3001.0010.185401.3001.0010.1854Middle Kingdom tombs of Asasif: archaeological activities in 2015Patryk Chudzik0University of Warsaw Institute of ArchaeologyInvestigations in the North Asasif necropolis, conducted by a team of Polish archaeologists in 2015, focused on three Middle Kingdom complexes: MMA 508/TT 311, MMA 511, and MMA 517/TT 240. A surface collection of finds from the courtyards was studied and prepared for storage, and artifacts from inside the tombs were documented. The overall picture of illicit penetration of the complexes in later periods and their reuse, mainly in the Third Intermediate Period and the LatePeriod, is supported by the finds. Moreover, proof of the presence of Coptic monks was found intomb MMA 517/TT 240.http://pam-journal.pl/gicid/01.3001.0010.1854Theban NecropolisMiddle KingdomAsasifKhetyMerurock-cut tombs |
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| title | Middle Kingdom tombs of Asasif: archaeological activities in 2015 |
| title_full | Middle Kingdom tombs of Asasif: archaeological activities in 2015 |
| title_fullStr | Middle Kingdom tombs of Asasif: archaeological activities in 2015 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Middle Kingdom tombs of Asasif: archaeological activities in 2015 |
| title_short | Middle Kingdom tombs of Asasif: archaeological activities in 2015 |
| title_sort | middle kingdom tombs of asasif archaeological activities in 2015 |
| topic | Theban Necropolis Middle Kingdom Asasif Khety Meru rock-cut tombs |
| url | http://pam-journal.pl/gicid/01.3001.0010.1854 |
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