Faience objects from the Tomb MMA 1152 at Sheikh Abd el-Gurna

2016 ◽  
Vol XXIV (1) ◽  
pp. 701-707
Author(s):  
Patryk Chudzik ◽  
Andrzej Ćwiek
Keyword(s):  
Late Period ◽  
Middle Kingdom ◽  
Intermediate Period ◽  
The Third ◽  
Material Points ◽  
Third Intermediate Period

Excavations in the area of tomb MMA 1152 at Sheikh Abd el-Gurna, conducted since 2003, have uncovered a substantial set of faience objects coming from burials made there during the later Pharaonic Period, before the tomb became a hermitage for Coptic monks. Analysis of the material points to several episodes of reuse of the original Middle Kingdom structure in the Third Intermediate Period and the Late Period.

The tombs of Asasif: archaeological exploration in the 2013/2014 season

2016 ◽  
Vol XXIV (1) ◽  
pp. 239-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patryk Chudzik
Keyword(s):  
Archaeological Survey ◽  
Late Period ◽  
Middle Kingdom ◽  
Intermediate Period ◽  
The Third ◽  
The University ◽  
The Temple ◽  
Third Intermediate Period

In the 2013/2014 season, a Polish team from the University of Wrocław started work in the northern part of the Asasif necropolis, near the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahari. An archaeological survey was carried out on the Asasif slope. Cleaning work and documentation were undertaken of the architecture of four private tombs: MMA 509/TT 312, MMA 512, MMA 513/TT 314 and MMA 514, as well as the archaeological finds thereof. The rock-cut tombs belong to a Middle Kingdom necropolis and were all reused in later times, especially in the Third Intermediate Period and Late Period.

Middle Kingdom tombs of Asasif: archaeological activities in 2015

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 289-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patryk Chudzik
Keyword(s):  
Late Period ◽  
Middle Kingdom ◽  
Intermediate Period ◽  
The Third ◽  
The North ◽  
Third Intermediate Period

Investigations in the North Asasif necropolis, conducted by a team of Polish archaeologists in 2015, focused on three Middle Kingdom complexes: MMA 508/TT 311, MMA 511, and MMA 517/TT 240. A surface collection of finds from the courtyards was studied and prepared for storage, and artifacts from inside the tombs were documented. The overall picture of illicit penetration of the complexes in later periods and their reuse, mainly in the Third Intermediate Period and the Late Period, is supported by the finds. Moreover, proof of the presence of Coptic monks was found in tomb MMA 517/TT 240.

Don’t Do What I Did!

2015 ◽  
Vol 142 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Biri Fay ◽  
Karl Jansen-Winkeln ◽  
Richard B. Parkinson
Keyword(s):  
Middle Kingdom ◽  
Intermediate Period ◽  
The Third ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
Third Intermediate Period

SummaryThis small Middle Kingdom sculpture is approximately datable to the reign of King Amenemhat II and is one of the earliest preserved block statues. The inscription added hundreds of years after the statue’s creation, sometime between the Ramesside Period and the Third Intermediate Period reflects the regard in which the object was held, even in ancient times.

Middle Kingdom tombs from the North Asasif cemetery: field seasons 2018/2019 and 2020

2020 ◽  
pp. 177-202
Author(s):  
Patryk Chudzik
Keyword(s):  
Middle Kingdom ◽  
Underground Structures ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Intermediate Period ◽  
The Third ◽  
Eastern Side ◽  
The North ◽  
Third Intermediate Period

The early Middle Kingdom mortuary complexes of Khety and Meru continued to be the main research target of the Polish Archaeological Mission to North Asasif in the two winter seasons of 2018/2019 and 2020. The rubble dump on the eastern side of Khety’s forecourt, left over from the 1922/1923 season, was now explored, leading to the discovery of hundreds of objects—fragments of wooden statues and models, cartonnages and coffins, shabti figurines and pottery—shedding light on the Middle Kingdom burial assemblages as well as the later usurpation of the tomb, mainly in the Third Intermediate Period. Conservation objectives included treatment of the decorated burial crypt and sarcophagus in the tomb of Meru and stabilization and cleaning of the plaster decoration in the mortuary cult chapel of Khety. The season in 2018/2019 was also devoted to a reconnaissance of the underground structures and protection of tomb MMA 507. Specialists studies of finds from the excavations, both recent and earlier, were continued.

Middle Kingdom tombs of Asasif – archaeological fieldwork in 2017

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 183-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patryk Chudzik
Keyword(s):  
Middle Kingdom ◽  
Archaeological Evidence ◽  
Intermediate Period ◽  
The Third ◽  
The North ◽  
Third Intermediate Period ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Late Roman

The recent works in the 2017 season at the North Asasif Necropolis have led to the discovery of Middle Kingdom burial assemblages, as well as funerary equipment dated to the Third Intermediate Period. Besides the cleaning work conducted in the funerary complex of Meru revealed more materials from the Late Roman Era, which proves the existence of the coptic hermitage inside the tomb. This new archaeological evidence provides an important insight into the development of the North Asasif Necropolis during the Pharaonic era and in later periods. The fourth season of the archaeological fieldwork at the site focused on seven Middle Kingdom funerary complexes: tomb of Khety (TT 311), MMA 509, MMA 511, MMA 512, MMA 514, MMA 515 and tomb of Meru (TT 240).

scholarly journals Textos e imágenes sobre textiles de la dinastía XXII de la tumba UE 1018 en Dra Abu el-Naga

2019 ◽  
pp. 27-48
Author(s):  
Francisco L. Borrego Gallardo ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Middle Kingdom ◽  
Intermediate Period ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Social ◽  
Funeral Practices ◽  
Large Figure ◽  
Formed Part ◽  
Third Intermediate Period ◽  
Similar Kind

In 2017 and 2018, the Proyecto Djehuty has documented in a tomb of the early Middle Kingdom at Dra Abu el-Naga the burial of several individuals linked to the priesthood and the Domain of Amun of the Twenty-Second Dynasty. Among the artefacts found there, a group of textiles stands out. A first group includes the name and titles of the owner along with a year of reign. In another, unlike the previous one, only the titles and the identity of their owners are recorded. Thirdly, there are marks and signs of laundry or weaving in some of the pieces of the preceding types and others that only include a similar kind of notation. In addition, among the objects that formed part of the burial goods are two groups of artefacts: shrouds with a large figure of Osiris and texts referring to the deity and its owner and braces with leather ends where a king is offering before a deity. The analysis and preliminary contextualization of this evidence allow for a better understanding of the social profile and funeral practices of the individuals buried in Dra Abu el-Naga in the Third Intermediate Period.

The human remains from Tomb MMA 514 in North Asasif

2020 ◽  
pp. 203-218
Author(s):  
Roselyn A. Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Human Remains ◽  
Early 20Th Century ◽  
Middle Kingdom ◽  
Intermediate Period ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
The Third ◽  
The North ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Third Intermediate Period

The tombs of the North Asasif Necropolis have been the subject of archaeological excavations for more than a century. Mainly dating to the Middle Kingdom, the majority of these tombs were excavated for the Metropolitan Museum by H.E. Winlock in the early 20th century. The Asasif Project, directed by Dr. Patryk Chudzik, has been revisiting these tombs since 2013. In many cases, Winlock left behind a significant amount of archaeological debris, including detritus from the tombs’ original use in the Middle Kingdom and material from the Third Intermediate Period, when many of these tombs were reused. One of these tombs, MMA 514, was reused at least twice, and has yielded a wealth of remaining material, including a significant number of human remains. The human remains have been fragmented, damaged, and scattered by centuries of looting, as well as by Winlock’s excavations, but some information may still be gathered from these remains. Over the course of two field seasons, an inventory of the human remains was conducted, the results of which are presented here. All age ranges are present in the human remains, and both males and females are represented.

Middle Kingdom tombs from Asasif: work in the 2015/2016 season

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 183-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patryk Chudzik
Keyword(s):  
Middle Kingdom ◽  
Intermediate Period ◽  
The Third ◽  
The North ◽  
Surface Survey ◽  
Third Intermediate Period

In the third season of the Polish Asasif Project at the North Asasif Necropolis in West Thebes archaeological fieldwork concentrated on six of the Middle Kingdom rock-cut tombs: MMA 508/TT 311, MMA 509, MMA 512, MMA 514, MMA 515 and MMA 517/TT 240. The corridors and chambers were cleared and the architecture documented and restored. A surface survey was carried out on the slope. Of greatest interest among the finds are Middle Kingdom stonemason’s tools and cartonnages from the Third Intermediate Period.

scholarly journals Estudio preliminar sobre la tumba 22, hallada en el noroeste del templo de Millones de Años de Tutmosis III

2019 ◽  
pp. 217-226
Author(s):  
Javier Martínez Babón
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Late Period ◽  
Intermediate Period ◽  
The Third ◽  
New Information ◽  
Theban Necropolis ◽  
The Temple ◽  
Third Intermediate Period

So far, five tombs have been discovered in the northwest corner of the site of the Temple of Millions of Years of Thutmose III. These tombs date from the end of the Third Intermediate Period to the Late Period. From the architectural point of view, they correspond to two historical moments, on which the oldest one has evidence of a destructive flooding. Tomb no. XXII is especially interesting because many mummy and goods were found in it. This discovery will provide new information on the Late Period Theban necropolis

Tell el-Retaba: season 2016

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-134
Author(s):  
Sławomir Rzepka ◽  
Jozef Hudec ◽  
Jarosław Jarmużek ◽  
Veronika Dubcová ◽  
Lucia Hulková
Keyword(s):  
Late Period ◽  
Intermediate Period ◽  
The Third ◽  
Eighteenth Dynasty ◽  
First Time ◽  
Third Intermediate Period

Excavations of the Polish–Slovak Archaeological Mission in Tell el-Retaba in 2016 were continued in the western part of the site, uncovering remains of domestic and funerary structures from the Second Intermediate Period in Area 4. Houses from the first half of the Eighteenth Dynasty were also investigated in this area. In Area 9, several houses from the Third Intermediate Period were explored and, for the first time, also substantial remains of a Late Period settlement, including at least one “tower house”.

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