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Mortuary Practices and Social Relationships at the Naqada III Cemetery of Tarkhan in Egypt

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posted on 2021-05-27, 04:35 authored by LISA ANN MAWDSLEY
This thesis examines mortuary practices and social relationships at the northern Egyptian cemetery of Tarkhan. 968 graves were analysed dating from the pre-state period. This research has revealed that burying the dead was influenced by many factors including social relations, kinship, memory and ideology. It is clear that community-based mortuary practices were more complex than previous models of pre-state Egyptian society have suggested. This study contributes new knowledge to the cemetery of Tarkhan and to the processes involved in burial practices.

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Principal supervisor

Hilary Gopnik

Year of Award

2021

Department, School or Centre

School of Philosophical, Historical & International Studies

Course

Doctor of Philosophy

Degree Type

DOCTORATE

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Faculty of Arts

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