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Abusir IX: The Pyramid Complex of Raneferef, I: The Archaeology - Hardcover

Verner, Miroslav

 
9788020013576: Abusir IX: The Pyramid Complex of Raneferef, I: The Archaeology

Synopsis

The main archaeological results of the excavation of the pyramid complex of Neferre in Abusir are published in this report. This volume deals primarily with the archaeological examination of the monuments of the complex. Chapters on the structural analysis of Neferre's mortuary temple, the chronology of the complex and the shape and meaning of the pyramid in the Old Kingdom complement the archaeology. Also discussed are: the builders' marks and inscriptions, seals and sealing, jar dockets, pottery, statues, amulets and beads, faience inlays and tablets of Egyptian blue, anthropological remains of Neferre, stone vessels, chipped lithics and micro-wear analysis of chert. There is also a chapter on the mud-brick masonry of the mortuary temple.

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Review

books such as this make really interesting and informative reading... an excellent publication;' (Robert Partridge Ancient Egypt Magazine 2007-01-00)

The book, the result of many years of work of several scholars, is an excellent presentation of one of the less known Old Kingdom monuments and an example of understanding a royal mortuary complex in its multiple aspects.' (K. O. Kuraszkiewicz Chronique d'Egypte 1900-01-00)

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