Books by van Wetering Joris
Hassan, F. A., Tassie, G. J., Owens, L. S., De Trafford, A., van Wetering, J. and El Daly, O. (eds.) 2015. The Management of Egypt’s Cultural Heritage, Vol. 2. Egypt is rich in a cultural heritage that can be traced from the remote prehistoric past through ... more Egypt is rich in a cultural heritage that can be traced from the remote prehistoric past through the various stages of world civilisation. Ancient Egypt's monuments link us to the past and make us aware of past human achievements. It is our duty to protect and preserve this heritage so that we, and future generations, can share in this historical legacy of our predecessors.
The Lower Nile Valley is the birthplace of one of the first and most resilient great civilizations. In the course of its long and distinguished history, Egypt has bequeathed to us a legacy of spectacular monuments and a dazzling array of artefacts. However, unimposing sites and objects of everyday life also provide an invaluable insight to the various aspects of ancient Egyptian society and are just as important as the more spectacular sites and 'treasures'. Today, such archaeological sites and monuments all over Egypt are threatened by urban sprawl, development projects, agricultural expansion, pollution and looting. ECHO has been founded to help in securing the protection and conservation of Egypt’s threatened heritage.
The archaeological record is a finite resource, which is easily destroyed without proper protection. There are an incredible number of sites and monuments everywhere in Egypt, as well as the countless artefacts in museums and storerooms, requiring constant monitoring, protection and maintenance.
The Management of Egypt’s Cultural Heritage is the second volume in a series of Cultural Heritage Management (CHM) discourses; this ground-breaking series is the first academic collection of papers dedicated to the practice of CHM in Egypt. The papers in this volume are written by specialists in their fields whose expertise cover many areas of cultural heritage management, from the theoretical to the practical, tangible to intangible heritage, from cutting edge technology to simple conservation measures. The periods covered range from the Predynastic to the Coptic and Islamic periods. This volume is an invaluable addition to the library of heritage managers, conservators, archaeologists, and lecturers, anyone interested in preserving Egypt’s cultural and natural heritage.
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Egypt is rich in a cultural heritage that can be traced from the remote prehistoric past throu... more "
Egypt is rich in a cultural heritage that can be traced from the remote prehistoric past through the various stages of world civilisation. Ancient Egypt's monuments link us to the past and make us aware of past human achievements. It is our duty to protect and preserve this heritage so that we, and future generations, can share in this historical legacy of our predecessors.
The Nile Valley and Delta were the birthplace of one of the first and most resilient great civilizations. In the course of its long and distinguished history, Egypt has bequeathed to us a legacy of spectacular monuments and a dazzling array of artefacts. However, unimposing sites and objects of everyday life also provide an invaluable insight to the various aspects of ancient Egyptian society and are just as important as the more spectacular sites and 'treasures'. Today, such archaeological sites and monuments all over Egypt are threatened by urban sprawl, development projects, agricultural expansion, pollution and looting. ECHO has been founded to help in securing the protection and conservation of Egypt’s threatened heritage.
The archaeological record is a finite resource, which is easily destroyed without proper protection. There are an incredible number of sites and monuments everywhere in Egypt, as well as the countless artefacts in museums and storerooms, requiring constant monitoring, protection and maintenance.
Managing Egypt’s Cultural Heritage is the first volume in a series of Cultural Heritage Management (CHM) discourses; this ground-breaking book is also the first academic collection of papers dedicated to the practice of CHM in Egypt. The papers in this volume are written by specialists in their fields whose expertise cover many areas of cultural heritage management, from the theoretical to the practical, tangible to intangible heritage, from cutting edge technology to simple conservation measures. The periods covered range from the Predynastic to the Coptic and Islamic periods. This volume is an invaluable addition to the library of heritage managers, conservators, archaeologists, lecturers, anyone interested in preserving Egypt’s cultural and natural heritage.
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"Egypt is rich in a cultural heritage that can be traced from the remote prehistoric past through... more "Egypt is rich in a cultural heritage that can be traced from the remote prehistoric past through the various stages of world
civilisation. Ancient Egypt's monuments link us to the past and make us aware of past human achievements. It is our duty to protect and preserve this heritage so that we, and future generations, can share in this historical legacy of our predecessors.
The Nile Valley and Delta were the birthplace of one of the first and most resilient great civilizations. In the course of its long and distinguished history, Egypt has bequeathed to us a legacy of spectacular monuments and a dazzling array of artefacts. However, unimposing sites and objects of everyday life also provide an invaluable insight to the various aspects of ancient Egyptian society and are just as important as the more spectacular sites and 'treasures'. Today, such archaeological sites and monuments all over Egypt are threatened by urban sprawl, development projects, agricultural expansion, pollution and looting. ECHO has been founded to help in securing the protection and conservation of Egypt’s threatened heritage. The archaeological record is a finite resource, which is easily destroyed without proper protection.
There are an incredible number of sites and monuments everywhere in Egypt, as well as the countless artefacts in museums and storerooms, requiring constant monitoring, protection and maintenance.
Managing Egypt’s Cultural Heritage is the first volume in a series of Cultural Heritage Management (CHM) discourses; this ground-breaking book is also the first academic collection of papers dedicated to the practice of CHM in Egypt. The papers in this volume are written by specialists in their fields whose expertise cover many areas of cultural heritage management, from the theoretical to the practical, tangible
to intangible heritage, from cutting edge technology to simple conservation measures. The periods covered range from the Predynastic to the Coptic and Islamic periods. This volume is an invaluable addition to the library of heritage managers, conservators, archaeologists, lecturers, anyone interested in
preserving Egypt’s cultural and natural heritage.
"
Papers by van Wetering Joris
Old Kingdom Art and Archaeology, Warsaw 2014, 2018
The paper discusses the development of the royal cemetery at Saqqara during the Early Dynastic Pe... more The paper discusses the development of the royal cemetery at Saqqara during the Early Dynastic Period, based on all the available information including the results of the on-going excavation projects of the German and the Dutch Missions. The hypothesis about the nature of the two tombs found within the so-called New Kingdom Cemetery is examined, and a comparison between the tomb of Horus Ninetjer and the tomb complex under the New Kingdom Chapel of Meryneith is used to elucidate the particulars of the use-cycle of a Second Dynasty royal tomb complex. The construction of the Step Pyramid complex had a significant impact on the royal cemetery landscape, and created a royal tomb that is unique in its size, architecture and symbolic/cultic setting. It is unclear to what extent the features of this complex are an innovation of the early Third Dynasty or if they are an evolution of features already present in the royal tombs of the First and Second Dynasties. Also it seems possible that certain features of the Dry Moat might have purposely connected to the early Second Dynasty royal tomb complexes so to include these structures into the multifaceted symbolic/cultic
landscape created as part of the Step Pyramid complex. The royal tomb complexes of the Second Dynasty, the Gisr el-Mudir, and the Step Pyramid complex as well as Second Dynasty structures at Abydos may
contribute to our understanding of the development of royal tomb architecture during the Early Dynastic Period. It is argued here that Tomb C (underneath Meryneith) is a royal tomb complex of the late Second Dynasty, in all probability belonging to Horus Sekhemib and that this tomb complex fits very well in the architectural development of the royal tomb complex from the early Second Dynasty to the early Third Dynasty.
Preliminary report on the survey of Washington State University's Survey of the Naqada Region (19... more Preliminary report on the survey of Washington State University's Survey of the Naqada Region (1978 to 1981), discussing a specific group of ceramics found at a number of sites between modern Ballas and modern Danfig (Westbank, Nile Valley, central Upper Egypt): Nubt (Petrie's 'Naqada' site, De Morgan's 'Toukh' site), Menchia (Kh.3), Ballas (Kh.5), and PWT.101. This study is part of an on-going research project.
One of the most populated regions in Egypt is the Delta. Formed by branches of the Nile in prehis... more One of the most populated regions in Egypt is the Delta. Formed by branches of the Nile in prehistoric times, the floodplain of the Delta has been the stage of continuous human occupation until the present. Responding to fluctuations in the flood discharge of the Nile, incursion and retreat of the shoreline of the Mediterranean Sea, as well as subsidence of the land, the floodplain of the Delta is a showcase of how climate change and geological processes shape a landscape. It was in the context of the moveable, changeable and dynamic landscape that the first steps of the Egyptian civilization were forged, and it was there that people from the Levant, Mesopotamia, Persia, Greece, Rome, and Europe interacted with Egyptians throughout history through trade, invasions, or movements of populations. Accordingly, the Delta is a microcosm of world heritage spanning the time from the first steps toward the making of civilization, including the formation of the first political states, up into the present. Trade posts of Levantine merchants, industrial cities of Greek merchants, monasteries, mosques, royal tombs, forts, shipyards, orchards, capital cities, and much more are witness to a procession of world events. Yet, this precious world heritage is now threatened by coastal erosion, fish ponds, expanding settlements, and runaway development activities. Originally and for the longest time, inhabited by no more than a million people, the Delta is now teeming with as many as 43 million, expected to double in thirty years. Thousands of villages, hamlets, towns and farmsteads are spreading in an unprecedented human tsunami threatening sites of all periods from Rosetta with its famous medieval architecture to the barely known archaeological sites that were once the majestic capitals of ancient Egypt like Sais and Buto. The physical expansion of Delta dwellers comes with an array of activities threatening the very existence of ancient sites: building over sites, removing soil, sand and gravel for construction, drowning sites with sewage and affluent water, and turning sites into fish farms. Moreover, the temptation of illicit digging is often irresistible. Sea rise in response to climate changes is only one of many geological processes that threatens the delta heritage. Climate change will influence Nile flood discharge leading to dramatic fluctuations in the Nile.
in F. A. Hassan, G. J. Tassie, L. S. Owens, A De Trafford, J. van Wetering & O. El Daly (eds.) The Management of Egypt’s Cultural Heritage, Vol. 2. London: ECHO and Golden House Publications, pp. 14-47., Mar 20, 2015
The Egyptian revolution of 25 th January 2011 brought the authoritarian regime of Hosni Mubarak t... more The Egyptian revolution of 25 th January 2011 brought the authoritarian regime of Hosni Mubarak to an end and gave hope of greater social, political and economic freedom to millions of people. However, the lack of administrative continuity, government funding, disappearance of the police and enforceable laws and regulations in the field of cultural heritage management over subsequent years left Egypt's cultural heritage highly vulnerable. Museums and magazines were attacked and robbed, and hundreds of sites looted, often by well organised criminal gangs wielding automatic weapons. Terrorist attacks and sectarian violence have resulted in the destruction of museums, churches and other historic buildings, as well as illicit and illegal encroachments onto both protected and unprotected archaeological land, often as a ruse to conceal looting activity. The population of Egypt is booming; however, reclaimed desert has been neglected as a venue for construction, with developers favouring convenient archaeological sites, or historic Belle Époque buildings that have been razed for the construction of tenements. This is not only destroying the aesthetics of the great cities, but strikes at the very heart of Egypt's multiethnicity.
The intricate funerary landscape of Nubt (Petrie's 'Naqada' / 'South Town' site, De Morgan's 'Tou... more The intricate funerary landscape of Nubt (Petrie's 'Naqada' / 'South Town' site, De Morgan's 'Toukh' site) consisted a several contemporary & successive cemeteries, each with their own internal dynamics. This study discusses this funerary landscape with the focus on the Naqada I - early Naqada II periods, and it is part of an on-going research project.
Kafr Hassan Dawood (KHD) is the largest known cemetery of the Predynastic - Early Dynastic period... more Kafr Hassan Dawood (KHD) is the largest known cemetery of the Predynastic - Early Dynastic periods in Lower Egypt, it is situated in the Wadi Tumilat, East Delta.
Settlement excavations within the South Town area of Nubt (Petrie's 'Naqada' site, De Morgan's 'T... more Settlement excavations within the South Town area of Nubt (Petrie's 'Naqada' site, De Morgan's 'Toukh' site) are discussed. This study is part of an on-going research project.
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The Macramallah burials or M burials, found by Rizkallah Macramallah (in 1936) within the lower W... more The Macramallah burials or M burials, found by Rizkallah Macramallah (in 1936) within the lower Wadi Abusir, are for several reasons an atypical feature in the funerary landscape of Saqqara. Here, an interpretation is proposed that links these burials to the funeral of certain members of the royal family of the First Dynasty who were buried within the elite cemetery at North Saqqara. It is argued that these persons formed the household of a high ranking deceased during the period. His body was at the embalming station which was situated at the entrance to the Saqqara necropolis (lower Wadi Abusir). There, the priests took care of the body’s embalming process while the souls of the buried servants took care of the needs of the deceased’s soul. It is also argued that the M burials may be indicative of the arrival of high ranking members of the royal family in the Memphite region during the reign of Horus Den (or just before it) which may suggest that Memphis became the capital of the Old Kingdom polity (First Dynasty to Eighth Dynasty) during this reign (mid-First Dynasty).
Keywords:Wadi Abusir – Macramallah burials – embalming stations – First Dynasty – Memphis – capital
Archéo-Nil , 2015
Continued analysis of material – primarily ceramic – excavated during the 1990s at the
Predynast... more Continued analysis of material – primarily ceramic – excavated during the 1990s at the
Predynastic to Early Dynastic cemetery site of Kafr Hassan Dawood (KHD) in the Wadi
Tumilat has allowed seven phases of use to be identifi ed. Th is process has been greatly helped by the acquisition of further archival material of the 1989 to 1995 excavations. The assigning of these phases was also aided by the dating of tephra from a layer covering First Dynasty graves; it has provided a terminus post quem for certain graves dug into this layer in the south of the site that did not have any grave
goods and has also given a terminus ante quem for all the graves below this layer. Archaeometallurgical analysis of a copper bowl from grave 913 has shown that it was made of arsenical copper, which probably came from the Sinai. The large amount of copper artefacts found at KHD may indicate its function as a node on the interregional exchange network between the Sinai and the Memphite region
Between 1978 and 1981 Professor Fekri A. Hassan led a survey of the west bank in the Naqada
regi... more Between 1978 and 1981 Professor Fekri A. Hassan led a survey of the west bank in the Naqada
region between the modern cities of Ballas (north) and Danfiq (south), an area of about 15km
(Predynastic of Naqada project). These sites cover the Predynastic to Early Dynastic Period (ca.
3,900-2,900 BC).
The material collected in this survey was exported under licence to Washington State
University, USA (1981-2). While it was in the USA it formed the focus of study for such scholars as
Diane Holmes and Renée Friedman as part of their respective doctoral theses. In 1994 when
Hassan was appointed to the chair of Petrie Professor of Egyptian Archaeology at the Institute of
Archaeology, UCL, he brought with him this study collection from the Naqada region. When
Hassan retired in 2008, the future of the collection needed to be secured and a new permanent
location found. After consultation with UCL, Hassan decided to donate his study collection to the
Egyptian State. This collection has now largely been housed in the Dakhla Oasis Magazine;
theoretically this collection is open for research and some of it may eventually be put on display.
Although this collection had already had many scientific investigations conducted on it, such
as radiocarbon dating, archaeobotanical analysis, and zooarchaeological analysis, during the
inventorying of the collection it was felt necessary to record all the artefacts not previously
recorded. Therefore, thousands of the artefacts were drawn and photographed and new analyses
were instigated. These analyses consisted of thin section analysis for the pottery, phytolith analysis
of dung and lead isotope analysis of selected copper objects. This decision was taken because all
the artefacts from the survey were in one location and future access to them and in particular
scientific analysis was not guaranteed. This will now augment the on-going project to prepare a
final publication of the work carried out based on the field documentation.
Z, Hawass & L. Pinch Brook (eds.) Egyptology at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century: Proceedings of the 8th International Congress of Egyptologists, Cairo 2000, Volume 1 Archaeology. Cairo, Supreme Council of Antiquities / American University in Cairo Press: 499-507., 2003
A. K. Eyma & C. J. Bennett (eds.) A Delta-Man in Yebu. Occasional Volume of the Egyptologists' Electronic Forum, No. 1. USA, Universal Publishers: 123-146., 2003
in M. Chlodnicki, K. Kroeper & M. Kobusiewicz (eds.) Archaeology of Northeast Africa: Studies in Memory of Lech Krzyżaniak. Poznań: Archaeological Museum: 827-892., 2006
This paper investigates the problems and priorities in the archaeological research of early North... more This paper investigates the problems and priorities in the archaeological research of early Northeast Africa (4.000 – 2,500 BC). The interpretation of the archaeological data is examined, highlighting the problems of the classification of the various cultural units and their interrelation. The use of modern remote sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in the location of sites is explored, as are advances in new excavation practices. The value of human remains in studying past societies is also considered. The last section of this paper expounds upon how research in the region can progress.
Hassan, F. A., Tassie, G. J., Tucker, T. L., Rowland, J. M. & van Wetering J. F. L. 2003. Social dynamics at the late Predynastic to Early Dynastic site of Kafr Hassan Dawood, East Delta, Egypt, Archeo-Nil 13: 37-45., 2003
Archaeology International 12: 52-57. , 2010
Ancient Egypt Magazine Vol. 11 (4), Issue 64: 24-28. , 2011
in B. Midant-Reynes et al. (eds.), Egypt at its Origins 2: Proceedings of the International Conference “Origin of The State. Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt”, Toulouse (France), 5th-8th September 2005. Leuven/Paris/Dudley: Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 172, Peeters: 203-236., 2008
Over a hundred potmarks have been discovered at the East Delta site of Kafr Hassan Dawood (KHD), ... more Over a hundred potmarks have been discovered at the East Delta site of Kafr Hassan Dawood (KHD), recorded both on ceramic and stone vessels. Some of the signs found at KHD are unique, while most are comparable with signs found
at many contemporary East Delta sites, such as Minshat Abu Omar, Minshat Ezzat, Tell Ibrahim Awad, Tell el-Samara and the main cemeteries of the large urban centres of Memphis and Abydos.
Out of the total amount of 1775 ceramic vessels found at the cemetery, 88 had engraved potmarks, which equates to 4.9%. Out of a total of 275 stone vessels, 2 were found to have engraved potmarks, which equates to 0.72%. Out of a total of 752 graves 39 contained vessels with potmarks, representing 5.2% of the total graves excavated. The vast majority of potmarks were discovered on storage or wine jars, although some were found on beer jars or breadmoulds. The most
elaborate graves with the largest amount of grave goods: 913 and 970 had the largest amount of vessels with potmarks. Three serekhs were also found, one of King Ka/Sekhen in Grave 1008 and one of King Narmer in Grave 210 and
another in Grave 913. These kings seem to have been instrumental in bringing the East Delta under Thinite rule. The occurrence of potmarks seems to increase towards the beginning of the 1st Dynasty, with the majority of potmarks having been found in tombs of the higher classes.
Some of the potmarks may be explained as geographical indicators: potmarks with the Ìwt sign, including possible Delta locations: potmarks with the Ìwt sign associated with a fish sign. Three distinct types of marks can be distinguished
amongst the potmarks – abstract accounting signs, potters marks and pre-formal hieroglyphs.
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Books by van Wetering Joris
The Lower Nile Valley is the birthplace of one of the first and most resilient great civilizations. In the course of its long and distinguished history, Egypt has bequeathed to us a legacy of spectacular monuments and a dazzling array of artefacts. However, unimposing sites and objects of everyday life also provide an invaluable insight to the various aspects of ancient Egyptian society and are just as important as the more spectacular sites and 'treasures'. Today, such archaeological sites and monuments all over Egypt are threatened by urban sprawl, development projects, agricultural expansion, pollution and looting. ECHO has been founded to help in securing the protection and conservation of Egypt’s threatened heritage.
The archaeological record is a finite resource, which is easily destroyed without proper protection. There are an incredible number of sites and monuments everywhere in Egypt, as well as the countless artefacts in museums and storerooms, requiring constant monitoring, protection and maintenance.
The Management of Egypt’s Cultural Heritage is the second volume in a series of Cultural Heritage Management (CHM) discourses; this ground-breaking series is the first academic collection of papers dedicated to the practice of CHM in Egypt. The papers in this volume are written by specialists in their fields whose expertise cover many areas of cultural heritage management, from the theoretical to the practical, tangible to intangible heritage, from cutting edge technology to simple conservation measures. The periods covered range from the Predynastic to the Coptic and Islamic periods. This volume is an invaluable addition to the library of heritage managers, conservators, archaeologists, and lecturers, anyone interested in preserving Egypt’s cultural and natural heritage.
Egypt is rich in a cultural heritage that can be traced from the remote prehistoric past through the various stages of world civilisation. Ancient Egypt's monuments link us to the past and make us aware of past human achievements. It is our duty to protect and preserve this heritage so that we, and future generations, can share in this historical legacy of our predecessors.
The Nile Valley and Delta were the birthplace of one of the first and most resilient great civilizations. In the course of its long and distinguished history, Egypt has bequeathed to us a legacy of spectacular monuments and a dazzling array of artefacts. However, unimposing sites and objects of everyday life also provide an invaluable insight to the various aspects of ancient Egyptian society and are just as important as the more spectacular sites and 'treasures'. Today, such archaeological sites and monuments all over Egypt are threatened by urban sprawl, development projects, agricultural expansion, pollution and looting. ECHO has been founded to help in securing the protection and conservation of Egypt’s threatened heritage.
The archaeological record is a finite resource, which is easily destroyed without proper protection. There are an incredible number of sites and monuments everywhere in Egypt, as well as the countless artefacts in museums and storerooms, requiring constant monitoring, protection and maintenance.
Managing Egypt’s Cultural Heritage is the first volume in a series of Cultural Heritage Management (CHM) discourses; this ground-breaking book is also the first academic collection of papers dedicated to the practice of CHM in Egypt. The papers in this volume are written by specialists in their fields whose expertise cover many areas of cultural heritage management, from the theoretical to the practical, tangible to intangible heritage, from cutting edge technology to simple conservation measures. The periods covered range from the Predynastic to the Coptic and Islamic periods. This volume is an invaluable addition to the library of heritage managers, conservators, archaeologists, lecturers, anyone interested in preserving Egypt’s cultural and natural heritage.
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civilisation. Ancient Egypt's monuments link us to the past and make us aware of past human achievements. It is our duty to protect and preserve this heritage so that we, and future generations, can share in this historical legacy of our predecessors.
The Nile Valley and Delta were the birthplace of one of the first and most resilient great civilizations. In the course of its long and distinguished history, Egypt has bequeathed to us a legacy of spectacular monuments and a dazzling array of artefacts. However, unimposing sites and objects of everyday life also provide an invaluable insight to the various aspects of ancient Egyptian society and are just as important as the more spectacular sites and 'treasures'. Today, such archaeological sites and monuments all over Egypt are threatened by urban sprawl, development projects, agricultural expansion, pollution and looting. ECHO has been founded to help in securing the protection and conservation of Egypt’s threatened heritage. The archaeological record is a finite resource, which is easily destroyed without proper protection.
There are an incredible number of sites and monuments everywhere in Egypt, as well as the countless artefacts in museums and storerooms, requiring constant monitoring, protection and maintenance.
Managing Egypt’s Cultural Heritage is the first volume in a series of Cultural Heritage Management (CHM) discourses; this ground-breaking book is also the first academic collection of papers dedicated to the practice of CHM in Egypt. The papers in this volume are written by specialists in their fields whose expertise cover many areas of cultural heritage management, from the theoretical to the practical, tangible
to intangible heritage, from cutting edge technology to simple conservation measures. The periods covered range from the Predynastic to the Coptic and Islamic periods. This volume is an invaluable addition to the library of heritage managers, conservators, archaeologists, lecturers, anyone interested in
preserving Egypt’s cultural and natural heritage.
"
Papers by van Wetering Joris
landscape created as part of the Step Pyramid complex. The royal tomb complexes of the Second Dynasty, the Gisr el-Mudir, and the Step Pyramid complex as well as Second Dynasty structures at Abydos may
contribute to our understanding of the development of royal tomb architecture during the Early Dynastic Period. It is argued here that Tomb C (underneath Meryneith) is a royal tomb complex of the late Second Dynasty, in all probability belonging to Horus Sekhemib and that this tomb complex fits very well in the architectural development of the royal tomb complex from the early Second Dynasty to the early Third Dynasty.
Keywords:Wadi Abusir – Macramallah burials – embalming stations – First Dynasty – Memphis – capital
Predynastic to Early Dynastic cemetery site of Kafr Hassan Dawood (KHD) in the Wadi
Tumilat has allowed seven phases of use to be identifi ed. Th is process has been greatly helped by the acquisition of further archival material of the 1989 to 1995 excavations. The assigning of these phases was also aided by the dating of tephra from a layer covering First Dynasty graves; it has provided a terminus post quem for certain graves dug into this layer in the south of the site that did not have any grave
goods and has also given a terminus ante quem for all the graves below this layer. Archaeometallurgical analysis of a copper bowl from grave 913 has shown that it was made of arsenical copper, which probably came from the Sinai. The large amount of copper artefacts found at KHD may indicate its function as a node on the interregional exchange network between the Sinai and the Memphite region
region between the modern cities of Ballas (north) and Danfiq (south), an area of about 15km
(Predynastic of Naqada project). These sites cover the Predynastic to Early Dynastic Period (ca.
3,900-2,900 BC).
The material collected in this survey was exported under licence to Washington State
University, USA (1981-2). While it was in the USA it formed the focus of study for such scholars as
Diane Holmes and Renée Friedman as part of their respective doctoral theses. In 1994 when
Hassan was appointed to the chair of Petrie Professor of Egyptian Archaeology at the Institute of
Archaeology, UCL, he brought with him this study collection from the Naqada region. When
Hassan retired in 2008, the future of the collection needed to be secured and a new permanent
location found. After consultation with UCL, Hassan decided to donate his study collection to the
Egyptian State. This collection has now largely been housed in the Dakhla Oasis Magazine;
theoretically this collection is open for research and some of it may eventually be put on display.
Although this collection had already had many scientific investigations conducted on it, such
as radiocarbon dating, archaeobotanical analysis, and zooarchaeological analysis, during the
inventorying of the collection it was felt necessary to record all the artefacts not previously
recorded. Therefore, thousands of the artefacts were drawn and photographed and new analyses
were instigated. These analyses consisted of thin section analysis for the pottery, phytolith analysis
of dung and lead isotope analysis of selected copper objects. This decision was taken because all
the artefacts from the survey were in one location and future access to them and in particular
scientific analysis was not guaranteed. This will now augment the on-going project to prepare a
final publication of the work carried out based on the field documentation.
at many contemporary East Delta sites, such as Minshat Abu Omar, Minshat Ezzat, Tell Ibrahim Awad, Tell el-Samara and the main cemeteries of the large urban centres of Memphis and Abydos.
Out of the total amount of 1775 ceramic vessels found at the cemetery, 88 had engraved potmarks, which equates to 4.9%. Out of a total of 275 stone vessels, 2 were found to have engraved potmarks, which equates to 0.72%. Out of a total of 752 graves 39 contained vessels with potmarks, representing 5.2% of the total graves excavated. The vast majority of potmarks were discovered on storage or wine jars, although some were found on beer jars or breadmoulds. The most
elaborate graves with the largest amount of grave goods: 913 and 970 had the largest amount of vessels with potmarks. Three serekhs were also found, one of King Ka/Sekhen in Grave 1008 and one of King Narmer in Grave 210 and
another in Grave 913. These kings seem to have been instrumental in bringing the East Delta under Thinite rule. The occurrence of potmarks seems to increase towards the beginning of the 1st Dynasty, with the majority of potmarks having been found in tombs of the higher classes.
Some of the potmarks may be explained as geographical indicators: potmarks with the Ìwt sign, including possible Delta locations: potmarks with the Ìwt sign associated with a fish sign. Three distinct types of marks can be distinguished
amongst the potmarks – abstract accounting signs, potters marks and pre-formal hieroglyphs.
The Lower Nile Valley is the birthplace of one of the first and most resilient great civilizations. In the course of its long and distinguished history, Egypt has bequeathed to us a legacy of spectacular monuments and a dazzling array of artefacts. However, unimposing sites and objects of everyday life also provide an invaluable insight to the various aspects of ancient Egyptian society and are just as important as the more spectacular sites and 'treasures'. Today, such archaeological sites and monuments all over Egypt are threatened by urban sprawl, development projects, agricultural expansion, pollution and looting. ECHO has been founded to help in securing the protection and conservation of Egypt’s threatened heritage.
The archaeological record is a finite resource, which is easily destroyed without proper protection. There are an incredible number of sites and monuments everywhere in Egypt, as well as the countless artefacts in museums and storerooms, requiring constant monitoring, protection and maintenance.
The Management of Egypt’s Cultural Heritage is the second volume in a series of Cultural Heritage Management (CHM) discourses; this ground-breaking series is the first academic collection of papers dedicated to the practice of CHM in Egypt. The papers in this volume are written by specialists in their fields whose expertise cover many areas of cultural heritage management, from the theoretical to the practical, tangible to intangible heritage, from cutting edge technology to simple conservation measures. The periods covered range from the Predynastic to the Coptic and Islamic periods. This volume is an invaluable addition to the library of heritage managers, conservators, archaeologists, and lecturers, anyone interested in preserving Egypt’s cultural and natural heritage.
Egypt is rich in a cultural heritage that can be traced from the remote prehistoric past through the various stages of world civilisation. Ancient Egypt's monuments link us to the past and make us aware of past human achievements. It is our duty to protect and preserve this heritage so that we, and future generations, can share in this historical legacy of our predecessors.
The Nile Valley and Delta were the birthplace of one of the first and most resilient great civilizations. In the course of its long and distinguished history, Egypt has bequeathed to us a legacy of spectacular monuments and a dazzling array of artefacts. However, unimposing sites and objects of everyday life also provide an invaluable insight to the various aspects of ancient Egyptian society and are just as important as the more spectacular sites and 'treasures'. Today, such archaeological sites and monuments all over Egypt are threatened by urban sprawl, development projects, agricultural expansion, pollution and looting. ECHO has been founded to help in securing the protection and conservation of Egypt’s threatened heritage.
The archaeological record is a finite resource, which is easily destroyed without proper protection. There are an incredible number of sites and monuments everywhere in Egypt, as well as the countless artefacts in museums and storerooms, requiring constant monitoring, protection and maintenance.
Managing Egypt’s Cultural Heritage is the first volume in a series of Cultural Heritage Management (CHM) discourses; this ground-breaking book is also the first academic collection of papers dedicated to the practice of CHM in Egypt. The papers in this volume are written by specialists in their fields whose expertise cover many areas of cultural heritage management, from the theoretical to the practical, tangible to intangible heritage, from cutting edge technology to simple conservation measures. The periods covered range from the Predynastic to the Coptic and Islamic periods. This volume is an invaluable addition to the library of heritage managers, conservators, archaeologists, lecturers, anyone interested in preserving Egypt’s cultural and natural heritage.
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civilisation. Ancient Egypt's monuments link us to the past and make us aware of past human achievements. It is our duty to protect and preserve this heritage so that we, and future generations, can share in this historical legacy of our predecessors.
The Nile Valley and Delta were the birthplace of one of the first and most resilient great civilizations. In the course of its long and distinguished history, Egypt has bequeathed to us a legacy of spectacular monuments and a dazzling array of artefacts. However, unimposing sites and objects of everyday life also provide an invaluable insight to the various aspects of ancient Egyptian society and are just as important as the more spectacular sites and 'treasures'. Today, such archaeological sites and monuments all over Egypt are threatened by urban sprawl, development projects, agricultural expansion, pollution and looting. ECHO has been founded to help in securing the protection and conservation of Egypt’s threatened heritage. The archaeological record is a finite resource, which is easily destroyed without proper protection.
There are an incredible number of sites and monuments everywhere in Egypt, as well as the countless artefacts in museums and storerooms, requiring constant monitoring, protection and maintenance.
Managing Egypt’s Cultural Heritage is the first volume in a series of Cultural Heritage Management (CHM) discourses; this ground-breaking book is also the first academic collection of papers dedicated to the practice of CHM in Egypt. The papers in this volume are written by specialists in their fields whose expertise cover many areas of cultural heritage management, from the theoretical to the practical, tangible
to intangible heritage, from cutting edge technology to simple conservation measures. The periods covered range from the Predynastic to the Coptic and Islamic periods. This volume is an invaluable addition to the library of heritage managers, conservators, archaeologists, lecturers, anyone interested in
preserving Egypt’s cultural and natural heritage.
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landscape created as part of the Step Pyramid complex. The royal tomb complexes of the Second Dynasty, the Gisr el-Mudir, and the Step Pyramid complex as well as Second Dynasty structures at Abydos may
contribute to our understanding of the development of royal tomb architecture during the Early Dynastic Period. It is argued here that Tomb C (underneath Meryneith) is a royal tomb complex of the late Second Dynasty, in all probability belonging to Horus Sekhemib and that this tomb complex fits very well in the architectural development of the royal tomb complex from the early Second Dynasty to the early Third Dynasty.
Keywords:Wadi Abusir – Macramallah burials – embalming stations – First Dynasty – Memphis – capital
Predynastic to Early Dynastic cemetery site of Kafr Hassan Dawood (KHD) in the Wadi
Tumilat has allowed seven phases of use to be identifi ed. Th is process has been greatly helped by the acquisition of further archival material of the 1989 to 1995 excavations. The assigning of these phases was also aided by the dating of tephra from a layer covering First Dynasty graves; it has provided a terminus post quem for certain graves dug into this layer in the south of the site that did not have any grave
goods and has also given a terminus ante quem for all the graves below this layer. Archaeometallurgical analysis of a copper bowl from grave 913 has shown that it was made of arsenical copper, which probably came from the Sinai. The large amount of copper artefacts found at KHD may indicate its function as a node on the interregional exchange network between the Sinai and the Memphite region
region between the modern cities of Ballas (north) and Danfiq (south), an area of about 15km
(Predynastic of Naqada project). These sites cover the Predynastic to Early Dynastic Period (ca.
3,900-2,900 BC).
The material collected in this survey was exported under licence to Washington State
University, USA (1981-2). While it was in the USA it formed the focus of study for such scholars as
Diane Holmes and Renée Friedman as part of their respective doctoral theses. In 1994 when
Hassan was appointed to the chair of Petrie Professor of Egyptian Archaeology at the Institute of
Archaeology, UCL, he brought with him this study collection from the Naqada region. When
Hassan retired in 2008, the future of the collection needed to be secured and a new permanent
location found. After consultation with UCL, Hassan decided to donate his study collection to the
Egyptian State. This collection has now largely been housed in the Dakhla Oasis Magazine;
theoretically this collection is open for research and some of it may eventually be put on display.
Although this collection had already had many scientific investigations conducted on it, such
as radiocarbon dating, archaeobotanical analysis, and zooarchaeological analysis, during the
inventorying of the collection it was felt necessary to record all the artefacts not previously
recorded. Therefore, thousands of the artefacts were drawn and photographed and new analyses
were instigated. These analyses consisted of thin section analysis for the pottery, phytolith analysis
of dung and lead isotope analysis of selected copper objects. This decision was taken because all
the artefacts from the survey were in one location and future access to them and in particular
scientific analysis was not guaranteed. This will now augment the on-going project to prepare a
final publication of the work carried out based on the field documentation.
at many contemporary East Delta sites, such as Minshat Abu Omar, Minshat Ezzat, Tell Ibrahim Awad, Tell el-Samara and the main cemeteries of the large urban centres of Memphis and Abydos.
Out of the total amount of 1775 ceramic vessels found at the cemetery, 88 had engraved potmarks, which equates to 4.9%. Out of a total of 275 stone vessels, 2 were found to have engraved potmarks, which equates to 0.72%. Out of a total of 752 graves 39 contained vessels with potmarks, representing 5.2% of the total graves excavated. The vast majority of potmarks were discovered on storage or wine jars, although some were found on beer jars or breadmoulds. The most
elaborate graves with the largest amount of grave goods: 913 and 970 had the largest amount of vessels with potmarks. Three serekhs were also found, one of King Ka/Sekhen in Grave 1008 and one of King Narmer in Grave 210 and
another in Grave 913. These kings seem to have been instrumental in bringing the East Delta under Thinite rule. The occurrence of potmarks seems to increase towards the beginning of the 1st Dynasty, with the majority of potmarks having been found in tombs of the higher classes.
Some of the potmarks may be explained as geographical indicators: potmarks with the Ìwt sign, including possible Delta locations: potmarks with the Ìwt sign associated with a fish sign. Three distinct types of marks can be distinguished
amongst the potmarks – abstract accounting signs, potters marks and pre-formal hieroglyphs.