Selected secondary burials as evidence of later activities at the tomb of Khuwy at South Saqqara

In 2019, during the excavations of the Egyptian mission at the funerary complex of the Fifth Dynasty King Djedkare (reign ca. 2381–2353 BC) at South Saqqara, Mohamed Megahed and his team revealed the painted tomb of the high ranking Old Kingdom dignitary Khuwy (Megahed – Vymazalová 2019). Besides th...

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Autores principales:	Hana Vymazalová, Zeinab Hashesh, Ahmed Gabr, Nermeen Aba Yazeed
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Publicado:	Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta 2021
Materias:	saqqara royal cemetery secondary burial paleopathology physical anthropology pottery Archaeology CC1-960
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e908268977a64541b4640b4f31cdf71e2021-11-23T12:35:30ZSelected secondary burials as evidence of later activities at the tomb of Khuwy at South Saqqara1214-31891801-3899https://doaj.org/article/e908268977a64541b4640b4f31cdf71e2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://pes.ff.cuni.cz/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2021/11/Hana_Vymazalova_-_Zeinab_Hashesh_-_Ahmed_Gabr_et_al_105-126.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/1214-3189https://doaj.org/toc/1801-3899In 2019, during the excavations of the Egyptian mission at the funerary complex of the Fifth Dynasty King Djedkare (reign ca. 2381–2353 BC) at South Saqqara, Mohamed Megahed and his team revealed the painted tomb of the high ranking Old Kingdom dignitary Khuwy (Megahed – Vymazalová 2019). Besides the re mains of a mummified body that were found scattered inside the burial apartment in the substructure of the tomb, several secondary burials were documented in the layers of debris covering the superstructure of Khuwy’s tomb and its near vicinity. This article presents a selection of these secondary burials, includ ing the archaeological context, associated finds and preliminary osteological investigation of the skeletal remains. The simple burials, dating between the New Kingdom and the Late Period, contained individuals of both sexes and all ages. Hana Vymazalová Zeinab Hashesh Ahmed Gabr Nermeen Aba YazeedUniverzita Karlova, Filozofická fakultaarticlesaqqararoyal cemeterysecondary burialpaleopathologyphysical anthropologypotteryArchaeologyCC1-960CSENPražské Egyptologické Studie, Iss 27, Pp 105-126 (2021)
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spellingShingle	saqqara royal cemetery secondary burial paleopathology physical anthropology pottery Archaeology CC1-960 Hana Vymazalová Zeinab Hashesh Ahmed Gabr Nermeen Aba Yazeed Selected secondary burials as evidence of later activities at the tomb of Khuwy at South Saqqara
description	In 2019, during the excavations of the Egyptian mission at the funerary complex of the Fifth Dynasty King Djedkare (reign ca. 2381–2353 BC) at South Saqqara, Mohamed Megahed and his team revealed the painted tomb of the high ranking Old Kingdom dignitary Khuwy (Megahed – Vymazalová 2019). Besides the re mains of a mummified body that were found scattered inside the burial apartment in the substructure of the tomb, several secondary burials were documented in the layers of debris covering the superstructure of Khuwy’s tomb and its near vicinity. This article presents a selection of these secondary burials, includ ing the archaeological context, associated finds and preliminary osteological investigation of the skeletal remains. The simple burials, dating between the New Kingdom and the Late Period, contained individuals of both sexes and all ages.
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author	Hana Vymazalová Zeinab Hashesh Ahmed Gabr Nermeen Aba Yazeed
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title	Selected secondary burials as evidence of later activities at the tomb of Khuwy at South Saqqara
title_short	Selected secondary burials as evidence of later activities at the tomb of Khuwy at South Saqqara
title_full	Selected secondary burials as evidence of later activities at the tomb of Khuwy at South Saqqara
title_fullStr	Selected secondary burials as evidence of later activities at the tomb of Khuwy at South Saqqara
title_full_unstemmed	Selected secondary burials as evidence of later activities at the tomb of Khuwy at South Saqqara
title_sort	selected secondary burials as evidence of later activities at the tomb of khuwy at south saqqara
publisher	Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/e908268977a64541b4640b4f31cdf71e
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Selected secondary burials as evidence of later activities at the tomb of Khuwy at South Saqqara

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