Secondary Burial Ground in the Pyramid Complex of King Djedkare

A Preliminary Report on Burials with Grave Goods

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6012359
AutoresHana Vymazalová (0000-0002-0052-4862, Charles University), Zeinab Hashesh (0000-0002-2584-7035, Beni-Suef University)
Año2019
Volumen40
Número1
Páginas75-101
Fecha de publicación2019-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAnnals of the Náprstek Museum (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0231-844X • E-ISSN: 2533-5685
EditorialNárodní Muzeum (National Museum, Prague) (PUBLISHER • CZ)
DOI10.2478/anpm-2019-0006
OpenAlexW2991102137
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas9

The exploration of the pyramid complex of King Djedkare at south Saqqara in 2018 revealed a large number of secondary burials. These burials were found between the north part of the king’s funerary precinct and in the south part of his queen’s precinct in an area which had not been previously excavated. This brief preliminary study presents the archaeological frame together with the results of the osteological examination of a small group of burials which contained grave goods. This study shows that at this burial ground, grave goods were associated mostly with immature individuals, and in a smaller number of cases with adult women, while no adult male burial with grave goods was documented in this group

Ancient history · Archaeology · Geography · Grave goods · Osteology · Precinct · Pyramid (geometry · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · History