In the shadow of Kaaper. Preliminary report on the anonymous Fifth Dynasty tomb AS 88

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). The tomb was reduced to the ground in antiquity and only fundaments of its architectural disposition remain: the chapel an...

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Autores principales: Martin Odler, Katarína Arias, Jiří Honzl, Petra Brukner Havelková, Zdeňka Sůvová
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:5657097ffb9b4d0680ddec330acb79b42021-11-18T14:21:27ZIn the shadow of Kaaper. Preliminary report on the anonymous Fifth Dynasty tomb AS 881214-31891801-3899https://doaj.org/article/5657097ffb9b4d0680ddec330acb79b42021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://pes.ff.cuni.cz/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2021/11/Martin_Odler_-_Katarina_Arias_-_Jiri_Honzl_et_al_7-42.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/1214-3189https://doaj.org/toc/1801-3899This 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). The tomb was reduced to the ground in antiquity and only fundaments of its architectural disposition remain: the chapel and serdab located in the southernmost third of the ground plan, and the main burial Shaft 4 with looted burial chamber to the north. The tomb owner was a robust male who lived to relatively old age, between 40 and 60 years. Neighbouring ritual Shaft 5 has been undisturbed since antiquity and near its opening, a dislocated base of a combed ware vessel of Syro Palestinian provenance was found, probably having come from the looted burial equipment of Kaaper. Other selected ceramic, anthropological (including two undisturbed Old Kingdom burials in subsidiary shafts of the tomb), and archaeozoological finds are presented as well in the report. The last part of the article discusses the importance of similar structures in the broader understanding of the Old Kingdom at Abusir, as they provide a humble counterpart to the pyramids and major tombs of Royal Abusir.Martin Odler Katarína Arias Jiří Honzl Petra Brukner Havelková Zdeňka SůvováUniverzita Karlova, Filozofická fakultaarticleold kingdom egyptabusir southtombpotteryfifth dynastysyro palestinian combed warepalaeoanthropologyarchaeozoologyArchaeologyCC1-960CSENPražské Egyptologické Studie, Iss 27, Pp 7-42 (2021)
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language CS
EN
topic old kingdom egypt
abusir south
tomb
pottery
fifth dynasty
syro palestinian combed ware
palaeoanthropology
archaeozoology
Archaeology
CC1-960
spellingShingle old kingdom egypt
abusir south
tomb
pottery
fifth dynasty
syro palestinian combed ware
palaeoanthropology
archaeozoology
Archaeology
CC1-960
Martin Odler
Katarína Arias
Jiří Honzl
Petra Brukner Havelková
Zdeňka Sůvová
In the shadow of Kaaper. Preliminary report on the anonymous Fifth Dynasty tomb AS 88
description 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). The tomb was reduced to the ground in antiquity and only fundaments of its architectural disposition remain: the chapel and serdab located in the southernmost third of the ground plan, and the main burial Shaft 4 with looted burial chamber to the north. The tomb owner was a robust male who lived to relatively old age, between 40 and 60 years. Neighbouring ritual Shaft 5 has been undisturbed since antiquity and near its opening, a dislocated base of a combed ware vessel of Syro Palestinian provenance was found, probably having come from the looted burial equipment of Kaaper. Other selected ceramic, anthropological (including two undisturbed Old Kingdom burials in subsidiary shafts of the tomb), and archaeozoological finds are presented as well in the report. The last part of the article discusses the importance of similar structures in the broader understanding of the Old Kingdom at Abusir, as they provide a humble counterpart to the pyramids and major tombs of Royal Abusir.
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author Martin Odler
Katarína Arias
Jiří Honzl
Petra Brukner Havelková
Zdeňka Sůvová
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title In the shadow of Kaaper. Preliminary report on the anonymous Fifth Dynasty tomb AS 88
title_short In the shadow of Kaaper. Preliminary report on the anonymous Fifth Dynasty tomb AS 88
title_full In the shadow of Kaaper. Preliminary report on the anonymous Fifth Dynasty tomb AS 88
title_fullStr In the shadow of Kaaper. Preliminary report on the anonymous Fifth Dynasty tomb AS 88
title_full_unstemmed In the shadow of Kaaper. Preliminary report on the anonymous Fifth Dynasty tomb AS 88
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