Life Histories of Theban Tombs: Transdisciplinary Investigations of a Cluster of Rock-cut Tombs at Sheikh 'Abd al-Qurna

A thorough transdisciplinary archaeological study of the ancient Egyptian Theban rock-cut tombs at Sheikh ‘Abd al-Qurna

In recent years, archeological research has undergone major changes. The material turn in archaeology and related disciplines prompted the adoption of sophisticated scientific, digital, and technical approaches and methods often conducted on a micro level, enhancing our understanding of depositional processes and of the creation and life of an archeological object.

This volume reflects seven seasons of transdisciplinary archaeological research at a cluster of rock-cut tombs in Sheikh 'Abd al-Qurna, an ancient Egyptian hillside cemetery and part of the much larger Theban Necropolis. Organized in twelve main chapters, Life Histories of Theban Tombs presents current investigations in landscape archaeology (including recent excavations at a large debris hill previously covering a tomb), geo- and bioarcheology, the archaeology of tomb construction, burial practices, and domestic uses as well as various epigraphical, visual, and material studies. The last two sections provide additional insight into the applied recording, surveying, and visualization methods and techniques and the database system used for data recording and organization.

Contributors’ Affiliations:

Martina Aeschlimann-Langer, Basel, Switzerland
Zulema Barahona-Mendieta, University of Basel, Switzerland
Susanne Bickel, University of Basel, Switzerland
Oliver Bruderer, Zurich, Switzerland
Rachael Colldeweih, Nagra, Wettingen, Switzerland
Lucía Díaz-Iglesias Llanos, Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, Spain
Xavier Droux, Hierakonpolis Expedition, Oxford, England
Stéphane Fetler, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Zan Gojcic, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH), Switzerland
Charlotte Hunkeler, University of Basel, Switzerland
Mahmoud Ibrahim, University of Cairo, Egypt
Matjaž Kačičnik, Cairo, Egypt
Iwona Kozieradzka-Ogunmakin, University of Manchester, England
Lara Selina Kurmann, University of Basel, Switzerland
Andrea Loprieno-Gnirs, University of Basel, Switzerland
Sabrina Meyer, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland
Matthias Müller, University of Basel, Switzerland
Julianna K. Paksi, University of Basel and École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, France
Erico Peintner, Cairo, Egypt
Matthew A. Perras, York University, Toronto, Canada
Lukas Richner, canton of Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
Frank Rühli, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Marina Sartori, University of Basel, Switzerland
Nadine Schönhütte, Cologne Institute of Conservation Sciences (CICS), Cologne, Germany
Roger Seiler, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Stephan M. Unter, University of Basel, Switzerland
André J. Veldmeijer, American University in Cairo, Egypt
Noémi Villars, University of Basel, Switzerland
Andreas Wieser, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH), Switzerland
Andrea Wolter, ETH Engineering Geology Group, Zurich, Switzerland
Martin Ziegler, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH), Switzerland