essay
A Report on the analysis of the contents of a cache of jars from the tomb of Djer
aspects of early egypt • London • Published In 1996 • Pages: 128-139
By: Serpico, Margaret.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Serpico and White chemically analyzed the residues from fourteen jars from Djer's tomb. '[The] analysis of the contents of the imported jars could potentially provide new insights into trade during this period. The Djer group is particularly important because it includes jars of both Nile silt and foreign clays…' (page 128). 'To summarise, results to date indicate that all samples contained lipid matter, derived either from vegetable oils or animal fats.' (page 138). Most of the jars probably contained food products but some of them may have been intended for cosmetic use. One jar contained an imported resin.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Organization and analysis of results of research
- Laboratory analysis of materials other than dating methods in archaeology
- Flora
- Post depositional processes in archaeological sites
- Diet
- Ceramic technology
- Utensils
- 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
- 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
- not specified
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- King Djer; 1st Dynasty
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Abydos, Egypt
- NotesAdditional notes
- Margaret Serpico and Raymond White
- 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.