Open AccessOn one of the simple forms of Burial in use among the Ancient Egyptians, observed in a recent excavation at Geezeh
Author(s) -
Alexander Henry Rhind
Publication year - 1858
Publication title -
proceedings of the society of antiquaries of scotland
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2056-743X
pISSN - 0081-1564
DOI - 10.9750/psas.002.274.276
Subject(s) - excavation , feature (linguistics) , archaeology , simple (philosophy) , history , ancient history , art , philosophy , linguistics , epistemology
The author describes what he believes to be the tombs of two common people excavated outside Giza in Egypt. The dimensions of the tombs were very similar, as were the vessels discovered alongside the remains. The bodies in both tombs were either ritually arranged to fit into the small space or dismembered, a feature that the author speculates may have been a feature of ancient cultures across the world.