Recycling for death: coffin reuse in Ancient Egypt and the Theban Royal Caches

"Funerary datasets are the chief source of social history in Egyptology, and the numerous tombs, coffins, Books of the Dead, and mummies of the Twentieth and Twenty-first Dynasties have not been fully utilized in this regard, mostly because the data of this time period is scattered and difficul...

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Main Author: Cooney, Kara 1972- (Author)
Format: Print Image
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: Cairo New York The American University in Cairo Press 2024
In:Year: 2024
Reviews:[Rezension von: Cooney, Kara, 1972-, Recycling for Death : coffin reuse in Ancient Egypt and the Theban Royal Caches] (2025) (Dodson, Aidan, 1962 -)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Thebes (Egypt) / Royal tomb / Coffin / Reuse / History 1550 BC-1070 BC
Further subjects:B Thebes (Egypt : Extinct city) Antiquities
B Egypt Kings and rulers Tombs
B Coffins (Egypt) (Thebes (Extinct city))
Parallel Edition:Electronic