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Elite tombs at Hierakonpolis
aspects of early egypt • London • Published In 1996 • Pages: 1-15
By: Adams, Barbara.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document covers the Predynastic period through the second dynasty. Only the data that pertain to the Protohistoric through the second dynasty were indexed for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) subjects. Barabara Adams describes the 1979 -1985 and 1986 Hierakonpolis expedition which conducted excavations in the Locality 6 cemetery. Maps of the cemetery and some of the elite burials are shown and described. Previous work is also discussed. Adams shows the rise of the elite in Upper Egypt.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- History
- Ceramic technology
- Miscellaneous structures
- 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
- 1979-1986
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- circa 5050 BP-4650 BP(circa 3050 B.C. - 2650 B.C.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Egypt
- NotesAdditional notes
- Barbara Adams
- 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.