On Pyramid Causeways
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20370591 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Colin Reader (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 90 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 63-71 |
| Publication date | 2004-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-5133 • E-ISSN: 2514-0582 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/030751330409000104 |
| OpenAlex | W145508676 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The work of the Saqqara Geophysical Survey Project has involved a close examination of the landscape of this important necropolis, prompting a reconsideration of the role landscape may have played in the selection of sites for Early Dynastic royal burials at Saqqara. In this paper, the ideas of other authors are developed to argue that our modern view of Saqqara, which tends to regard the site from the perspective of the Nile Valley, is different from that of Egyptians of the Early Dynastic Period and early Old Kingdom. Furthermore, by altering our perspective of the site, a symbolic origin for the use of causeways in pyramid architecture can be proposed
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Geography · Visual arts · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · History · Architecture
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |