Tomb Families: Private Tomb Distribution in the New Kingdom Theban Necropolis
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Tomb Families: Private Tomb Distribution in the New Kingdom Theban Necropolis

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  2. English
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eBook - PDF

Tomb Families: Private Tomb Distribution in the New Kingdom Theban Necropolis

About this book

Tomb Families investigates the apparently random distribution of New Kingdom private tombs in the Theban Necropolis by focusing on factors which may have influenced tomb location. The Theban Necropolis contains hundreds of tombs belonging to elite individuals, dating from the end of the Old Kingdom through to the Ptolemaic Period, with the vast majority dating to the New Kingdom (c.1550-1077 BC). These tombs are scattered across the landscape at the edge of the desert between the Valley of the Kings to the west, and the row of royal mortuary temples along the edge of the cultivation to the east. GPS surveying has enabled the spatial analysis of these tombs, demonstrating that specific areas of the necropolis were popular at different times and among particular groups of people. Clusters and patterns can be identified between tombs built during the same reign(s), as well as between tomb owners with similar titles and familial connections. The orientation of specific tombs towards Karnak temple, royal mortuary temples and festival processional routes reveals their significance to certain individuals. This research provides a deeper understanding of the necropolis, and how private tombs linked to the wider sacred landscape of Thebes.

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Information

Publisher
Archaeopress Archaeology
Year
2022
eBook ISBN
9781803270371
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Contents Page
  5. List of Figures
  6. List of Tables
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Abbreviations
  9. Abstract
  10. Conventions
  11. Chapter 1: Introduction
  12. Chapter 2: Topography of the Theban Necropolis
  13. Chapter 3: The Earliest Tombs
  14. Chapter 4: The New Kingdom Evolution of the Theban Necropolis
  15. Chapter 5: Dra Abu el-Naga
  16. Dra Abu el-Naga East
  17. Dra Abu el-Naga West
  18. Chapter 6: Deir el-Bahri
  19. Chapter 7: El-Asasif
  20. Chapter 8: El-Khokha
  21. Chapter 9: Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
  22. Upper Qurna
  23. Lower Qurna
  24. Chapter 10: Qurnet Murai
  25. Chapter 11: Deir el-Medina
  26. Chapter 12: Tombs of Viziers and their Colleagues
  27. Chapter 13: High Priests of Amun
  28. Chapter 14: Final Observations
  29. Appendices
  30. Bibliography

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