The Location of New Kingdom Elite Tombs – Space, Place and Significance

This paper deals with the significance of provincial New Kingdom elite tomb location. It aims to describe a key element of the relationship between the elite and the spatial distribution of their archaeological evidence in terms of ‘territoriality’. It focuses especially on the tomb, the pivotal co...

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Autor principal:	Johannes Stefan G. Auenmüller
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Lenguaje:	EN FR
Publicado:	Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing 2014
Materias:	territoriality space and identity (auto-)biographical texts New Kingdom elite prosopography home and geographical provenance proximity to the king Ancient history D51-90 History of the arts NX440-632
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:67839b068d3f4eeda78e00ccd2f048df2021-11-27T13:19:34ZThe Location of New Kingdom Elite Tombs – Space, Place and Significance10.12797/SAAC.18.2014.18.111899-15482449-867Xhttps://doaj.org/article/67839b068d3f4eeda78e00ccd2f048df2014-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/saac/article/view/3087https://doaj.org/toc/1899-1548https://doaj.org/toc/2449-867X This paper deals with the significance of provincial New Kingdom elite tomb location. It aims to describe a key element of the relationship between the elite and the spatial distribution of their archaeological evidence in terms of ‘territoriality’. It focuses especially on the tomb, the pivotal component of the elite’s monumental display. A unique perspective is adopted, derived from both the sociology of space and cultural anthropology. The theoretical background of ‘territoriality’ and its wide range of applications are outlined firstly with a short review of key definitions. The paper’s focus then shifts to the domain of funerary archaeology by examining the location of tombs and its significance. The factors affecting location are discussed from a prosopographical perspective and contrasted with statements from so-called (auto-)biographical self-presentations. Both inscriptional and prosopographical data is the key to understand the underlying considerations for tomb location. Johannes Stefan G. AuenmüllerKsiegarnia Akademicka Publishingarticleterritorialityspace and identity(auto-)biographical textsNew Kingdom elite prosopographyhome and geographical provenanceproximity to the kingAncient historyD51-90History of the artsNX440-632ENFRStudies in Ancient Art and Civilization, Vol 18 (2014)
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description	This paper deals with the significance of provincial New Kingdom elite tomb location. It aims to describe a key element of the relationship between the elite and the spatial distribution of their archaeological evidence in terms of ‘territoriality’. It focuses especially on the tomb, the pivotal component of the elite’s monumental display. A unique perspective is adopted, derived from both the sociology of space and cultural anthropology. The theoretical background of ‘territoriality’ and its wide range of applications are outlined firstly with a short review of key definitions. The paper’s focus then shifts to the domain of funerary archaeology by examining the location of tombs and its significance. The factors affecting location are discussed from a prosopographical perspective and contrasted with statements from so-called (auto-)biographical self-presentations. Both inscriptional and prosopographical data is the key to understand the underlying considerations for tomb location.
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The Location of New Kingdom Elite Tombs – Space, Place and Significance

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