The Helwan Cemetery

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ID11800159
AuthorsE Christiana Köhler (0009-0008-6728-7786, Japan External Trade Organization, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume18
Issue1
Pages113-130
Publication date2008-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueArchéo-Nil Revue de la société pour l étude des cultures prépharaoniques de la vallée du Nil (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1161-0492
PublisherPERSEE Program (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3406/arnil.2008.960
OpenAlexW2971944873
LanguageEN
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The Early Dynastic necropolis at Helwan has produced a significant number of tombs, which allow for insights into the architecture and chronological development of private funerary architecture in Egypt. The architectural and material characteristics of substructures of the two common types as well as the mastaba superstructures of these tombs suggest that while general trends can be observed, there is a high degree of variability among the early tombs. This is particularly obvious when considering the unusual quantity of large, monolithic limestone that was employed in the construction of a small number of elite tombs at Helwan. This form of construction also sheds light on the high level of expertise of the early engineers in the Memphite region as they laid the foundations for monumental stone architecture in Egypt

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