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The ceremonial center at Hierakonopolis locality HK29A
aspects of early egypt • London • Published In 1996 • Pages: 16-35 , plates
By: Friedman, Renée.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Friedman writes about a ceremonial center (shrine) found at Hierakonpolis. this religious center was in use from the Naqada II period up into the first dynasty. Excavation revealed stuctures arranged around a courtyard and fence, with at least one standard. pottery and stone tools were found. Some archaeological indications of the ceremonies conducted there were found. In addition to maps of the findings, reconstructed drawings of the center are provided.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Ceramic technology
- Masonry
- Religious and educational structures
- Utensils
- Sacred objects and places
- Cultural stratigraphy
- 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
- 1985-1986 and 1989
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- Naqada II-Dynasty 1 (Aha-Djer)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Egypt
- NotesAdditional notes
- Renée Friedman
- 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.