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The incised serekh-signs of Dynasties 0-1: part 1: complete vessels

aspects of early egyptLondonPublished In 1996 • Pages: 140-158 , plates

By: Brink, Edwin C. M. van den.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Van den Brink examines and critiques Kaiser's '…sequential development of cylindrical jars as a dating criterion for the various incised SEREKH signs.' (page 140). Van den Brink classifies the jars, based on shape, into four different categories with chronological significance.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
History
Writing
Ceramic technology
Utensils
Typologies and classifications
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
circa 5200 BP-4900 BP (circa 3200 B.C.-2900 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
Edwin C. M. van den Brink
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.