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Burial Customs in Ancient Egypt: Life in Death for Rich and Poor (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
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Burial Customs in Ancient Egypt: Life in Death for Rich and Poor (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
Series: Duckworth Egyptology Series
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The pyramids at Gizeh and the tomb of Tutankhamun are two
spectacular examples of the legendary energy that the Ancient
Egyptians devoted to their tombs. Contrary to popular belief, this
energy was not confined to the highest classes of society. This is
the first book to use the tens of thousands of tombs excavated
across Egypt to build up a broad picture of burial as practiced
throughout society over the millennia, from 5000 BC to AD 200. In
the course of his investigation Wolfram Grajetski removes some
popular misconceptions. Many imagine that there are few undisturbed
tombs, but this is not the case. In addition to the richest finds,
there are numerous other tombs which, lacking gold, never caught
the attention of ancient robbers or, till now, that of modern
readers. Many also argue that we can only know the richer classes
in ancient society because the burials of ordinary farmers or poor
people do not survive. As this book shows, this is not true of
Ancient Egypt, where such graves are key sources for reconstructing
burial customs and Egyptian culture as a whole.
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