book chapter
The anthropology of Predynastic sites of Maadi and Wadi Digla: [Appendix]
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, The Predynastic cemeteries of Maadi and Wadi Digla • 4 • Published In 1990 • Pages: 106-178 , plates
By: Beck, Karl-Georg, Klug, Stefan.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this volume (the second half of the fourth volume of four volumes, eHRAF documents nos. 11-18) Karl-Georg Beck and Stefan Klug analyze the human physical remains from the cemeteries and settlement of Maadi and Wadi Digla. Only 279 skeletal finds were studied due to losses, preservation problems, and documentation mix-ups during curation, etc. The condition of the skeletal finds is presented along with a map for each grave showing which bones have been preserved. Karl-Georg Beck and Stefan Klug present mortality tables for Maadi and Wadi Digla. Approximate age and gender of the skeletal remains is given along with descriptions of dentition and pathological diseases. 'Morphologically, both groups belong to a relatively robust type.…Differences between the Maadi and Wadi Digla series in regard to metric features could not be statistically proven. The results of the supraregional population comparison pointed to similarities with the Palestinian area [Gaza, Israel, the West Bank] in regard to several metric variables …though a clear relationship with Egyptian comparison groups was demonstratable.' (page 136). Photographs of some of the graves and their artifacts is included, along with some photos of the diseases evident on the bones.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Maps
- Organization and analysis of results of research
- Morbidity
- Mortality
- Ceramic technology
- Utensils
- Burial practices and funerals
- Archaeological inventories
- 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.
- Physical Anthropologist
- 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
- Predynastic; second half of Naqada I - Naqada II c; first half of the 4th millennium
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Maadi and Wadi Digla; Egypt
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Karl-Georg Beck and Stefan Klug
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-140)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 88128551
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Neolithic Period--Egypt
- Egypt--Antiquities