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This volume publishes a selection of nine papers from the 2001 CRE
conference held in Liverpool. Written with the aim of fostering the
exchange of ideas and presenting new research, the
multi-disciplinary papers discuss: the use of the double and triple
uraeus in royal iconography (Sally-Ann Ashton); the organisation
and mobilisation of Old Kingdom quarry labour forces at Chephren's
quarry (Geber el-Asr) Lower Nubia (Elisabeth Bloxham); excavations
at Theban tomb KV 39 (Ian Buckley); an Old Kingdom town at Zawiet
Sultan (Zawiet Meitin) in Middle Egypt (Nadine Moeller); Egypt and
Mycenaean Greece (Georgina Muskett); the age of the Sphinx and the
development of the Giza necropolis (Colin Reader); the transition
to state society in Egypt (Joanne Rowland); single mother goddesses
and divine kingship (Geoffrey Tassie); morphological variations in
Egyptian crania (Sonia Zakrzewski) .
Until comparatively recently, there has been little attempt to
produce a detailed study of the architectural make-up of
multi-roomed mastaba tombs and the implications of these
observations for understanding the ways in which this type of tomb
was really used. No thorough and comprehensive investigation has
ever been dedicated to the building techniques, materials and
design of mastabas or, indeed, who built them. The Architecture of
Mastaba Tombs considers the architectural components of tomb design
that made an ideal burial and explores different aspects of the
design and construction of mastabas in the late Old Kingdom (c.
2375 - 2181 BC). It focuses on a group of multi-roomed mastabas in
the Unas Cemetery at Saqqara that can be characterised by their
complex design and large size. This includes an appraisal of tombs
within this cemetery and examines the layout and development of the
cemetery from the reign of King Unas, at the end of the 5th
Dynasty. Specific attention is paid to the techniques that were
used to build tombs via the recording of masonry and examination of
specific architectural elements within different monuments.
Features such as doorways and the security of the tomb and other
aspects, for example the provision of storage space for the
maintenance of the mortuary cult, are all considered. The study
utilises published sources and survey work carried out by the
author. Finally, this study addresses the imbalance of data
collection within the recording of Old Kingdom mastabas.
Until comparatively recently, there has been little attempt to
produce a detailed study of the architectural make-up of
multi-roomed mastaba tombs and the implications of these
observations for understanding the ways in which this type of tomb
was really used. No thorough and comprehensive investigation has
ever been dedicated to the building techniques, materials and
design of mastabas or, indeed, who built them. The Architecture of
Mastaba Tombs considers the architectural components of tomb design
that made an ideal burial and explores different aspects of the
design and construction of mastabas in the late Old Kingdom (c.
2375 – 2181 BC). It focuses on a group of multi-roomed mastabas
in the Unas Cemetery at Saqqara that can be characterised by their
complex design and large size. This includes an appraisal of tombs
within this cemetery and examines the layout and development of the
cemetery from the reign of King Unas, at the end of the 5th
Dynasty. Specific attention is paid to the techniques that were
used to build tombs via the recording of masonry and examination of
specific architectural elements within different monuments.
Features such as doorways and the security of the tomb and other
aspects, for example the provision of storage space for the
maintenance of the mortuary cult, are all considered. The study
utilises published sources and survey work carried out by the
author. Finally, this study addresses the imbalance of data
collection within the recording of Old Kingdom mastabas.
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