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Elite Burials in Abydos Cemetery U by Dušan Kaličanin is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses elite burials from Cemetery U at Abydos in Egypt from the Predynastic period through early dynastic times. It describes the size and contents of tombs from different periods, showing increasing wealth and imported goods over time. Decorated objects found in some tombs depict motifs related to power and kingship such as hippopotamus hunting that appear to have ideological significance dating back to early periods.
- Author
- Dušan Kaličanin
- Language
- EN