Saqqara: research 2020
Saqqara: research 2020
Author(s): Kamil Omar Kuraszkiewicz, Zbigniew Godziejewski, Iwona Kozieradzka-OgunmakinSubject(s): Archaeology, Cultural history, Local History / Microhistory, Ancient World
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: West Saqqara; Old Kingdom; Lower Necropolis; Third Dynasty; Netjerykhet; Djoser; Dry Moat; Step Pyramid; rock-hewn tombs; Upper Necropolis; mummies;
Summary/Abstract: Fieldwork of the Polish–Egyptian Mission to Saqqara in the 2020 season continued on the eastern bank of the Dry Moat, resulting in the discovery of a rock-cut structure directly south of Corridor 1. Fieldwork also included exploration of a rock-cut chapel adjacent to the tomb of Merefnebef, part of the Sixth Dynasty funerary complex located south of the tomb. Both areas yielded new burials belonging to the so-called Upper Necropolis, which overlies the remains of late Old Kingdom funerary structures. Conservation work constituted an important part of the 2020 fieldwork program.
Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
- Issue Year: 2/2020
- Issue No: XXIX
- Page Range: 83-110
- Page Count: 28
- Language: English