Contributions to the Archaeology of Egypt, Nubia and the Levant

With the overall topic “Tradition and Transformation in Ancient Egypt” we tried to invite scholars working in different fields to discuss (dis)continuity of traditions and consequent cultural transformation. The main aim was to stimulate research and an exchange of ideas and to build bridges for a variety of disciplines within Egyptology. The first impression given by the ancient Egyptian culture is that of continuity and long-lasting stability. In fact, we can observe very different kinds of...

This collection of studies on palaces in Ancient Egypt is the result of a conference organised by the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the University of Würzburg and the Egypt Exploration Society from 12th to 14th of June 2013 in London. The result is a compilation of information – archaeological and textual – one can resort to in order to develop strategies to understand architectural and functional variations and recognise schemes of building canons for palaces in Ancient Egypt. In addition, the...

The present volume is the first in a series of monographs dedicated to the results achieved by AcrossBorders, a European Research Council Project (Austrian Academy of Sciences and Ludwig Maximilian University Munich). With its so-called Egyptian temple town and adjacent pyramid cemeteries, Sai Island is one of the prime examples for settlement policy of New Kingdom Egypt (c. 1530-1070 BC) in Upper Nubia (northern Sudan) and is the focus of this project. New fieldwork and multi-layered research...

New fieldwork in Egyptian settlements in Upper Nubia (Northern Sudan) – mainly Amara-West, Sesebi and on Sai Island – is geared to improve our fragmentary knowledge of the settlement and population structure as well as the material culture of this area during the New Kingdom. This publication presents the results of the building research undertaken on Sai Island in course of the START and ERC project “AcrossBorders” under the directorship of Julia Budka. The orthogonally planned town on Sai...

Monthemhat, “eye and ear of his Majesty” in the decades of transition from the 25th to the 26th dynasty, was able, as he assures us, to select the best of the palace workmen for himself. The decoration of his funeral monument (TT 34), extending over three levels in the Asasif of Thebes, was accordingly of the highest quality. This applies especially to the so-called Second Courtyard. Its walls, 12 m long and 16 m wide, were covered with scenes of daily life and the surroundings of the tomb...

The cemetery of Sanam is located in northern Sudan and dates to the 8th and 7th century bC. It was excavated in 1911/12 by Francis Ll. Griffith. In 1923 a short preliminary report came out, which until now was the only publication on the findings. The excavation records are still held, however, in the Griffith Institute at the University of oxford and they have now been digitized. The purpose of this study has been to organize the huge amount of data about the graves, burials and findings at...