Multi-Chamber Graves from the Tell el-Farkha Cemeteries

The Tell el-Farkha cemeteries demonstrate the typical burial customs of their periods. From the 120 burials discovered so far, one can distinguish two main types of graves, namely a simple grave pit or a pit lined with mud bricks. The latter has various subtypes including multichamber graves. This...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:c79e97b8e39b4c16b915e3681da7da102021-11-27T13:20:00ZMulti-Chamber Graves from the Tell el-Farkha Cemeteries10.12797/SAAC.17.2013.17.041899-15482449-867Xhttps://doaj.org/article/c79e97b8e39b4c16b915e3681da7da102013-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/saac/article/view/3045https://doaj.org/toc/1899-1548https://doaj.org/toc/2449-867X The Tell el-Farkha cemeteries demonstrate the typical burial customs of their periods. From the 120 burials discovered so far, one can distinguish two main types of graves, namely a simple grave pit or a pit lined with mud bricks. The latter has various subtypes including multichamber graves. This interesting group, small in number, reveals unusual funeral practice, which was probably connected with the social position of the deceased. In this paper, the multi-chamber group is presented with all its differences and similarities. Karolina Rosińska-BalikKsiegarnia Akademicka Publishingarticleburial customTell el-Farkha cemeteryProto- and Early Dynastic Egypttomb architectureAncient historyD51-90History of the artsNX440-632ENFRStudies in Ancient Art and Civilization, Vol 17 (2013)
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language EN
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topic burial custom
Tell el-Farkha cemetery
Proto- and Early Dynastic Egypt
tomb architecture
Ancient history
D51-90
History of the arts
NX440-632
spellingShingle burial custom
Tell el-Farkha cemetery
Proto- and Early Dynastic Egypt
tomb architecture
Ancient history
D51-90
History of the arts
NX440-632
Karolina Rosińska-Balik
Multi-Chamber Graves from the Tell el-Farkha Cemeteries
description The Tell el-Farkha cemeteries demonstrate the typical burial customs of their periods. From the 120 burials discovered so far, one can distinguish two main types of graves, namely a simple grave pit or a pit lined with mud bricks. The latter has various subtypes including multichamber graves. This interesting group, small in number, reveals unusual funeral practice, which was probably connected with the social position of the deceased. In this paper, the multi-chamber group is presented with all its differences and similarities.
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author Karolina Rosińska-Balik
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title Multi-Chamber Graves from the Tell el-Farkha Cemeteries
title_short Multi-Chamber Graves from the Tell el-Farkha Cemeteries
title_full Multi-Chamber Graves from the Tell el-Farkha Cemeteries
title_fullStr Multi-Chamber Graves from the Tell el-Farkha Cemeteries
title_full_unstemmed Multi-Chamber Graves from the Tell el-Farkha Cemeteries
title_sort multi-chamber graves from the tell el-farkha cemeteries
publisher Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing
publishDate 2013
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