Saqqara: research 2020

• Authors: Kuraszkiewicz, Kamil O , Godziejewski, Zbigniew , Kozieradzka-Ogunmakin, Iwona

Abstracts

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Fieldwork of the Polish–Egyptian Mission to Saqqara in the 2020 season continued on the eastern bank of the Dry Moat, resulting in the discovery of a rock-cut structure directly south of Corridor 1. Fieldwork also included exploration of a rock-cut chapel adjacent to the tomb of Merefnebef, part of the Sixth Dynasty funerary complex located south of the tomb. Both areas yielded new burials belonging to the so-called Upper Necropolis, which overlies the remains of late Old Kingdom funerary structures. Conservation work constituted an important part of the 2020 fieldwork program.

Keywords

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West Saqqara; Old Kingdom; Lower Necropolis; Third Dynasty; Netjerykhet; Djoser; Dry Moat; Step Pyramid; rock-hewn tombs; Upper Necropolis; mummies

• Publisher: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
• Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 29(2)
• Pages: 83-110

Dates

published

2020-12-19

Contributors

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Kuraszkiewicz, Kamil O

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Godziejewski, Zbigniew

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Kozieradzka-Ogunmakin, Iwona

Identifiers

DOI

10.31338/uw.2083-537x.pam29.2.03