The Middle Kingdom tombs of Asasif: work in the 2015/2016 season
The Middle Kingdom tombs of Asasif: work in the 2015/2016 season
Author(s): Patryk ChudzikSubject(s): Archaeology, Architecture
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: West Thebes; North Asasif; Middle Kingdom; rock-cut tombs; Khety; Meru;
Summary/Abstract: In the third season of the Polish Asasif Project at the North Asasif Necropolis in West Thebes archaeological fieldwork concentrated on six of the Middle Kingdom rock-cut tombs: MMA 508/TT 311, MMA 509, MMA 512, MMA 514, MMA 515 and MMA 517/TT 240. The corridors and chambers were cleared and the architecture documented and restored. A surface survey was carried out on the slope. Of greatest interest among the finds are Middle Kingdom stonemason’s tools and cartonnages from the Third Intermediate Period.
Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
- Issue Year: 1/2017
- Issue No: XXVI
- Page Range: 185-198
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English