Life, death and beyond in Akhenaten's Egypt: excavating the South Tombs Cemetery at Amarna

• Autores: Barry J. Kemp, Anna Stevens, Gretchen R. Dabbs, Melissa Zabecki, Jerome C. Rose
• Localización: Antiquity, ISSN 0003-598X, Vol. 87, Nº 335, 2013, págs. 64-78
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The authors report a summary of the results of six seasons of excavation at one of the cemeteries of Tell el-Amarna, the celebrated city of the "monotheistic" revolutionary, Akhenaten. The osteology shows a workforce enduring stress and injuries to bone and muscle. The burial rites indicate low investment and personal interpretations as to spiritual meaning. In this exploration of a slice of a whole Egyptian urban society, the contrast between the working lives of the elite and its workforce becomes striking.