AHIS170 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Abu Rawash, Prehistoric Egypt, Second Dynasty Of Egypt

• School: Macquarie University
• Department: Ancient History
• Course: AHIS170
• Professor: ALL

Document Summary

* 4 key burial sites for the predynastic period are: badari, adaima, hierakonpolis, abydos. * during the predynastic period, there is an increase in the quantity and quality of grave goods in tombs, reflecting the development of a social stratification in society. * there are 3 main areas at adaima discovered 1984: 1 settlement [naqada iia-iiid], and 2 cemeteries eastern [naqada iid-iiid] and western [naqada ia-iid]. * the development of predynastic tombs from simple pits (bodies contracted on the side) to large mud brick tombs can be traced at abydos. * the earliest evidence of tomb wall painting is in tomb 100 at hierakonpolis(largest pre dynastic site). * emergence of social stratification in size of burials, nature of construction and quality/quantity of objects. * increasing social differentiation within the archaeological landscape: elite tombs cluster away from other graves. * development of techniques to preserve the body (early mummification)