book chapter
Maadi : excavations at the Predynastic site of Maadi and its cemeteries conducted by Mustapha Amer and Ibrahim Rizkana on behalf of the Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts of Cairo University, 1930-1953: Vol. IV The Predynastic cemeteries of Maadi and Wadi Digla
P. von Zabern • Mainz Am Rhein • Published In 1990 • Pages: 1-105 , plates
By: Rizkana, Ibrahim, Seeher, Jürgen.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this volume (the fourth of four volumes, eHRAF documents nos. 11-18) Ibrahim Rizkana and Jürgen Seeher describe the cemeteries of Maadi and Wadi Digla. These cemeteries provide clues for establishing a relative chronology of predynastic Maadi culture. A total of 547 human graves from Maadi and Wadi Digla were found and the individual graves and their artifacts are described along with a brief description of the excavations and field documentation. A few animal burials were also found. The human and animal remains and their associated artifacts were inventoried in 1984-1985. Their current condition is noted. The artifacts had been stored in magazines on the site and some deterioration of the artifacts (mostly due to loss) and loss and deterioration of the documentation had occurred. This document includes a catalog of the the burials and their associated artifacts along with drawings. Photographs of some of the graves and artifacts can be found in eHRAF document 18 (Plates I-XXXVII). That document provides a physical description of the remains.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Organization and analysis of results of research
- Dating methods in archaeology
- Fauna
- Prehistory
- Ceramic technology
- Lithic industries
- Masonry
- General tools
- Utensils
- Visual arts
- Burial practices and funerals
- Special burial practices and funerals
- Typologies and classifications
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Lower Egypt Predynastic
- 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
- book chapter
- 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
- Maadi-North: 1930-1936, 1939, 1940, 1946-1948; Wadi Digla/Maadi-South: 1951-1953
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- Wadi Digla I-Wadi Digla II (Naqada I - Naqada II c); circa 5500 BP-circa 5900 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Wadi Digla cemetery; Egypt
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Ibrahim Rizkana and Jürgen Seeher
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 88128551
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Neolithic Period--Egypt
- Egypt--Antiquities