Book
Saqqara: the royal cemetery of Memphis : excavations and discoveries since 1850
Scribner • New York • Published In 1976 • Pages:
By: Lauer, Jean Philippe.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document describes the excavations at Saqqara in detail (what was found, where it was found, when it was found, and who found it). Mastabas and other religious buildings at Saqqara were built from the Early Dynastic Period up through the Christian period circa 1000 B.P. (1000 A.D.). Therefore, only the material that covers the Early Dynastic Period or that may show what life was like during the Early Dynastic Period was indexed for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) subjects. Of primary interest for the Early Dynastic Egypt reader are the royal necropolis of the 1st dynasty, the funerary complex of King Zoser (the step pyramid and his HEB-SED complex), and the funerary complex of King Sekhemkhet. Photographs of some of the writing and artwork from tombs of later periods are especially useful for scenes of daily life, such as fowling, hunting, harvesting, making bread, craftsmen at work, etc.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Reviews and critiques
- Organization and analysis of results of research
- Fauna
- Historical reconstruction
- Writing
- Domesticated animals
- Pastoral activities
- Masonry
- Lithic industries
- Miscellaneous structures
- Utensils
- Visual arts
- Chief executive
- 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
- Book
- 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
- various times from 1925 to 1973
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- Dynasty I- Dynasty III
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Saqqara, Egypt
- NotesAdditional notes
- Jean-Philippe Lauer
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-240) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 75033508
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Egypt--Antiquities/Egypt--History--To 332 B.C.