essay

Recent discoveries in the U-Cemetery at Abydos

nile delta in transition : 4th.-3rd. millennium b.c. : proceedings of the seminar held in cairo, 21.-24. october 1990, at the netherlands institute of archaeology and arabic studiesTel Aviv, Israel • Published In 1992 • Pages: 293-300

By: Dreyer, Günter.

Abstract
Dreyer briefly presents some of the findings from field work in Cemetery U. Some 50 plus burials are classified into five groups. 'There is no doubt that cemetery U had [developed] continuously into the royal cemetery B of Dynasty 0.' (page 293).
Subjects
Post depositional processes in archaeological sites
History
Miscellaneous structures
Utensils
External trade
Burial practices and funerals
Typologies and classifications
tradition
Early Dynastic Egypt
HRAF PubDate
2005
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Northern Africa
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry ; 2004
Field Date
1981, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1991
Coverage Date
Naqada IId-Naqada IIIb
Coverage Place
Abydos, Cemetery U; Egypt
Notes
Günter Dreyer
Includes bibliographical references (p. 299)
LCCN
93135611
LCSH
Egypt--Antiquities/Egypt--History--To 332 B.C.