essay

Minshat Abu Omar: burials with palettes

aspects of early egyptLondonPublished In 1996 • Pages: 70-84 , plates

By: Kroeper, Karla.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Kroeper examines the 37 palettes found at Minshat Abu Omar in the Delta. The graves and the various grave goods associated with them are described. The types of palettes found and their distribution in the graves and the cemetery are examined. Drawings of some of the graves and all of the palettes are provided along with photos of some of the graves.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Mortality
Ornament
Ceramic technology
Lithic industries
Paint and dye manufacture
Utensils
Visual arts
Burial practices and funerals
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Early Dynastic Egypt
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2005
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Africa
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Northern Africa
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Archaeologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Sarah Berry ; 2004
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1978-1991
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
Naqada II to mid-second dynasty
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Minshat Abu Omar, Egypt
NotesAdditional notes
Karla Kroeper
For bibliographical references see document 6: Spencer
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
97171109
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Egypt--Antiquities/Egypt--History--To 332 B.C.