Tell el-Murra – Results of Survey and Prospects for Research

Tell el-Murra, located in the northeastern part of the Nile Delta, was one of several sites investigated by the Polish Archaeological Expedition during the surveys of 2008 and 2010-2011 at which excavations are still ongoing. It was selected for further research mainly due to good state of preserva...

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Autor principal:	Mariusz A. Jucha
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Publicado:	Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing 2013
Materias:	Tell el-Murra Nile Delta Naqada III Predynastic Protodynastic Early Dynastic Ancient history D51-90 History of the arts NX440-632
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d9bb91b85b0c450185e3fe850ce551022021-11-27T13:19:59ZTell el-Murra – Results of Survey and Prospects for Research10.12797/SAAC.17.2013.17.051899-15482449-867Xhttps://doaj.org/article/d9bb91b85b0c450185e3fe850ce551022013-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/saac/article/view/3046https://doaj.org/toc/1899-1548https://doaj.org/toc/2449-867X Tell el-Murra, located in the northeastern part of the Nile Delta, was one of several sites investigated by the Polish Archaeological Expedition during the surveys of 2008 and 2010-2011 at which excavations are still ongoing. It was selected for further research mainly due to good state of preservation of the Tell and the results of preliminary analyses of the archaeological material found there. The main objective of the initial work was to establish the stratigraphy and chronology of the site. In order to accomplish this goal, the first test pits were opened and analysis of the data obtained here then confirmed the existence of a settlement dating from the Predynastic – Lower Egyptian culture until the end of the Old Kingdom. It still remains unclear, however, as to whether representatives of Naqada culture appeared there as early as the second half of Naqada II period or only during Naqada III. The research also demonstrated that both a settlement and a cemetery were present here. The latter was located in the southwestern part of the site. Among the graves, several contained pottery coffins with or without lids and in one case with hollows made in its bottom. Mariusz A. JuchaKsiegarnia Akademicka PublishingarticleTell el-MurraNile DeltaNaqada IIIPredynasticProtodynasticEarly DynasticAncient historyD51-90History of the artsNX440-632ENFRStudies in Ancient Art and Civilization, Vol 17 (2013)
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topic	Tell el-Murra Nile Delta Naqada III Predynastic Protodynastic Early Dynastic Ancient history D51-90 History of the arts NX440-632
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description	Tell el-Murra, located in the northeastern part of the Nile Delta, was one of several sites investigated by the Polish Archaeological Expedition during the surveys of 2008 and 2010-2011 at which excavations are still ongoing. It was selected for further research mainly due to good state of preservation of the Tell and the results of preliminary analyses of the archaeological material found there. The main objective of the initial work was to establish the stratigraphy and chronology of the site. In order to accomplish this goal, the first test pits were opened and analysis of the data obtained here then confirmed the existence of a settlement dating from the Predynastic – Lower Egyptian culture until the end of the Old Kingdom. It still remains unclear, however, as to whether representatives of Naqada culture appeared there as early as the second half of Naqada II period or only during Naqada III. The research also demonstrated that both a settlement and a cemetery were present here. The latter was located in the southwestern part of the site. Among the graves, several contained pottery coffins with or without lids and in one case with hollows made in its bottom.
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title	Tell el-Murra – Results of Survey and Prospects for Research
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Tell el-Murra – Results of Survey and Prospects for Research

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