Saqqara 2010: the pottery
Saqqara 2010: the pottery
Author(s): Teodozja I. RzeuskaSubject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Saqqara; necropolis; quarries; Old Kingdom; Early Dynastic; pottery; offering deposit
Summary/Abstract: In 2010, archeological explorations, concentrated in the area of the early Old Kingdom quarries, yielded a pottery assemblage dating from the period of the functioning of the quarries as well as the Early Dynastic age. With regard to the Lower Necropolis of the late Old Kingdom, the assemblage included a noteworthy offering deposit from burial shaft 50, one of the largest ever to be found in the area of Polish excavations. It counted at least 120 vessels and was mainly composed of bread molds.
Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
- Issue Year: 1/2014
- Issue No: XXIII
- Page Range: 163-172
- Page Count: 10
