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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Hassan, Excavations at Gîza V

Selim Hassan,
Excavations at Gîza V. 1933-1934. With Special Chapters on Methods of Excavation, the False-Door, and Other Archaeological and Religious Subjects,
Cairo, 1944 - xvi, 325 pp., 79 pls., 4 col. pls., 2 maps - pdf-file (122 MB) [PDF]
http://www.gizapyramids.org/pdf%20library/hassan_giza_5.pdf

"The aim of our work was to clear that area lying behind the row of
rock-cut tombs to the north of the Fourth Pyramid, in order to ascertain
if any connection existed between this necropolis and the Fourth Pyramid
complex. Our labour was rewarded by the discovery of several fine tombs,
particularly that of Tesen, which forms a noteworthy contribution to our
knowledge of Egyptian art during the Old Kingdom. Another notable
'find' was the tomb of Fefi, the father of Tesen, which contained a fine
intact serdab ... I have also decided to add some hints as to the methods
of excavation, although I had originally intended to reserve those for the
final volume of this series, and also some notes on various archaeological
and religious points that occur in connection with the Old Kingdom tombs."

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