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The prehistoric site of Adaima: settlement and cemetery
aspects of early egypt • London • Published In 1996 • Pages: 93-97 , plates
By: Midant-Reynes, Béatrix, Buchez, Nathalie, Crubezy, Eric, Janin, T..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Midant-Reynes, as part of the French Institute of Archaeology, conducted a surface sampling of material and then excavated at Adaima, near Esna in Upper Egypt. A brief description of their findings is presented, Adaima includes a cemetery and a settlement that shifted from the desert to the valley over time. Photographs of some of the artifacts, burials, and excavated areas of the settlement are provided.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Post depositional processes in archaeological sites
- Ceramic technology
- Settlement patterns
- Burial practices and funerals
- 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
- 1989
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- Naqada II-1st Dynasty
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Adaima; Upper Egypt
- NotesAdditional notes
- B. Midant-Reynes, N. Buchez, Eric Crubezy, T. Janin
- 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.