The Archaeology of Egyptian Non-Royal Burial Customs in New Kingdom Egypt and Its Empire

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Archaeology of Egyptian Non-Royal Burial Customs in New Kingdom Egypt and Its Empire
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Wolfram Grajetzki
SeriesElements in Ancient Egypt in Context
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:75
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 151
Category/GenreArchaeology
Egyptian archaeology and Egyptology
ISBN/Barcode 9781009073509
ClassificationsDewey:932.014
Audience
General
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises; Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 3 February 2022
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This Element provides a new evaluation of burial customs in New Kingdom Egypt, from about 1550 to 1077 BC, with an emphasis on burials of the wider population. It also covers the regions then under Egyptian control: the Southern Levant and the area of Nubia as far as the Fourth Cataract. The inclusion of foreign countries provides insights not only into the interaction between the centre of the empire and its conquered regions, but also concerning what is typically Egyptian and to what extent the conquered regions were culturally influenced. It can be shown that burials in Lower Nubia closely follow those in Egypt. In the southern Levant, by contrast, cemeteries of the period often yield numerous Egyptian objects, but burial customs in general do not follow those in Egypt.