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Categorizing archaeological finds: the funerary material of Queen Hetepheres I at Giza

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Hans-Hubertus Münch
Hans-Hubertus Münch*
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The Queen's College, Oxford OX1 4AW, England
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The undisturbed shaft deposit G7000x in front of the Great Pyramid at Giza has been regarded as the tomb of Queen Hetepheres I, even though it did not contain a mummy. The absence of the mummy has posed problems for the finds categorization as a tomb and has given rise to elaborate hypotheses. As shown here, these difficulties can be largely eliminated if the find is understood as a funerary deposit and not a tomb. The new categorization is also significant for the understanding of Old Kingdom funerary practices.

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Antiquity , Volume 74 , Issue 286 , December 2000 , pp. 898 - 908
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 2000

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