Marina Shimizu
Biographic Data
| ID | 8309201 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marina Shimizu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marina |
| FAMILY NAME | Shimizu |
| SIGNATURE | SHIMIZU M |
| AFFILIATIONS | JSPS Overseas Research Fellow; Visiting Scholar at Freie Universität Berlin, Germany |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Horizontal Niches for Crocodile Mummies in Akoris
Although crocodile cults left extensive archaeological evidence throughout Roman Egypt, previous scholarship has focused mainly on the Fayum region’s sites. This study examines the distinctive architectural features of the crocodile cult at Akoris in Middle Egypt with specific attention to the two wall cultic niches in the third room of Chapel A. These paired horizontal niches, carved directly into the limestone bedrock, measure approximately 4 m…
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Horizontal Niches for Crocodile Mummies in Akoris
Although crocodile cults left extensive archaeological evidence throughout Roman Egypt, previous scholarship has focused mainly on the Fayum region’s sites. This study examines the distinctive architectural features of the crocodile cult at Akoris in Middle Egypt with specific attention to the two wall cultic niches in the third room of Chapel A. These paired horizontal niches, carved directly into the limestone bedrock, measure approximately 4 m…
Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (1 work) · Chapel (1 work) · Crocodile (1 work) · Cult (1 work) · Ecological niche (1 work) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (1 work) · Niche (1 work) · Paleopathology and ancient diseases (1 work) · Scholarship (1 work)