The tombs of Asasif: archaeological exploration in the 2013/2014 season

Journal Title: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean - Year 2015, Vol 0, Issue 1

Abstract

In the 2013/2014 season, a Polish team from the University of Wrocław started work in the northern part of the Asasif necropolis, near the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahari. An archaeological survey was carried out on the Asasif slope. Cleaning work and documentation were undertaken of the architecture of four private tombs: MMA 509/TT 312, MMA 512, MMA 513/TT 314 and MMA 514, as well as the archaeological finds thereof. The rock-cut tombs belong to a Middle Kingdom necropolis and were all reused in later times, especially in the Third Intermediate Period and Late Period.<br/><br/>

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Patryk Chudzik

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  • EP ID EP189154
  • DOI 10.5604/01.3001.0009.9909
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Patryk Chudzik (2015). The tombs of Asasif: archaeological exploration in the 2013/2014 season. Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean, 0(1), 239-246. https://www.europub.co.uk/articles/-A-189154