Elena Pischikova (ed.)
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- September 2014
- ISBN:
- 9789774166181
- eISBN:
- 9781617975448
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- American University in Cairo Press
- DOI:
- 10.5743/cairo/9789774166181.001.0001
- Subject:
- Archaeology, Historical Archaeology
This volume is the first joint publication of the members of the American–Egyptian mission South Asasif Conservation Project, working under the auspices of the State Ministry for Antiquities and ...
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This volume is the first joint publication of the members of the American–Egyptian mission South Asasif Conservation Project, working under the auspices of the State Ministry for Antiquities and Supreme Council of Antiquities, and directed by the editor. The Project is dedicated to the clearing, restoration, and reconstruction of the tombs of Karabasken (TT 391) and Karakhamun (TT 223) of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty, and the tomb of Irtieru (TT 390) of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty, on the West Bank of Luxor. Essays by the experts involved in the excavations and analysis cover the history of the Kushite ruling dynasties in Egypt and the hierarchy of Kushite society, the history of the South Asasif Necropolis and its discovery, the architecture and textual and decorative programs of the tombs, and the finds of burial equipment, pottery, and animal bones. Contributors: Adam Booth, Julia Budka, Diethelm Eigner, Kenneth Griffin, Salima Ikram, Jack Josephson, Robert Morkot, Christopher Naunton, Elena Pischikova, Miguel Molinero Polo, Kasia Szpakowska, John Taylor.Less
This volume is the first joint publication of the members of the American–Egyptian mission South Asasif Conservation Project, working under the auspices of the State Ministry for Antiquities and Supreme Council of Antiquities, and directed by the editor. The Project is dedicated to the clearing, restoration, and reconstruction of the tombs of Karabasken (TT 391) and Karakhamun (TT 223) of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty, and the tomb of Irtieru (TT 390) of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty, on the West Bank of Luxor. Essays by the experts involved in the excavations and analysis cover the history of the Kushite ruling dynasties in Egypt and the hierarchy of Kushite society, the history of the South Asasif Necropolis and its discovery, the architecture and textual and decorative programs of the tombs, and the finds of burial equipment, pottery, and animal bones. Contributors: Adam Booth, Julia Budka, Diethelm Eigner, Kenneth Griffin, Salima Ikram, Jack Josephson, Robert Morkot, Christopher Naunton, Elena Pischikova, Miguel Molinero Polo, Kasia Szpakowska, John Taylor.
M. A. Aldrich
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9789622097773
- eISBN:
- 9789882207585
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Hong Kong University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5790/hongkong/9789622097773.003.0054
- Subject:
- History, Asian History
The Ming Tombs, or the Thirteen Tombs as they are called in Chinese, lie about 50 kilometers to the north of Peking, off the highway that leads to the Great Wall at Badaling and the Ju Yong Pass. In ...
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The Ming Tombs, or the Thirteen Tombs as they are called in Chinese, lie about 50 kilometers to the north of Peking, off the highway that leads to the Great Wall at Badaling and the Ju Yong Pass. In the past, the Ming Tombs accommodated independent travelers who wished to linger around the more obscure tombs and reflect on the impermanence of imperial grandeur and political glory. These days, a new imperial edict has been issued. Aside from three of the tombs, apparatchiks have locked the other tumuli behind iron gates and wooden doors. The specific tombs addressed include Chang Ling, Ding Ling, Zhao Ling, De Ling, Yong Ling, Jing Ling, Xian Ling, Qing Ling, Yu Ling, Mao Ling, Kang Ling, Tai Ling, and Si Ling.Less
The Ming Tombs, or the Thirteen Tombs as they are called in Chinese, lie about 50 kilometers to the north of Peking, off the highway that leads to the Great Wall at Badaling and the Ju Yong Pass. In the past, the Ming Tombs accommodated independent travelers who wished to linger around the more obscure tombs and reflect on the impermanence of imperial grandeur and political glory. These days, a new imperial edict has been issued. Aside from three of the tombs, apparatchiks have locked the other tumuli behind iron gates and wooden doors. The specific tombs addressed include Chang Ling, Ding Ling, Zhao Ling, De Ling, Yong Ling, Jing Ling, Xian Ling, Qing Ling, Yu Ling, Mao Ling, Kang Ling, Tai Ling, and Si Ling.
M. A. Aldrich
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9789622097773
- eISBN:
- 9789882207585
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Hong Kong University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5790/hongkong/9789622097773.003.0057
- Subject:
- History, Asian History
A trip to the Ming Tombs and the Great Wall can also include a visit to the Silver Mountain Pagoda Forest in Chang Ping County. The pagoda “forest” consists of seven pagodas built in a valley with a ...
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A trip to the Ming Tombs and the Great Wall can also include a visit to the Silver Mountain Pagoda Forest in Chang Ping County. The pagoda “forest” consists of seven pagodas built in a valley with a mountain range cradling them in the background. Chan Buddhism delightfully challenges the acolyte to break dualistic thought through a sudden flash of enlightenment that attends meditation on an impossible riddle. The tombs are modeled closely on the Ming Tombs, though they do not rise to the same level of exquisite design. The Temple of the Cloud Place was originally constructed in the sixth century by a monk called Jing Yuan. It is believed that there is no more fitting place to bring to close the wanderings in Old Peking.Less
A trip to the Ming Tombs and the Great Wall can also include a visit to the Silver Mountain Pagoda Forest in Chang Ping County. The pagoda “forest” consists of seven pagodas built in a valley with a mountain range cradling them in the background. Chan Buddhism delightfully challenges the acolyte to break dualistic thought through a sudden flash of enlightenment that attends meditation on an impossible riddle. The tombs are modeled closely on the Ming Tombs, though they do not rise to the same level of exquisite design. The Temple of the Cloud Place was originally constructed in the sixth century by a monk called Jing Yuan. It is believed that there is no more fitting place to bring to close the wanderings in Old Peking.
Ian Armit
- Published in print:
- 1996
- Published Online:
- September 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780748608584
- eISBN:
- 9780748670710
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9780748608584.003.0011
- Subject:
- Archaeology, Prehistoric Archaeology
This chapter reviews the emerging evidence for the archaeology of Skye and the Western Isles during the medieval period and later, for part of which the region was ruled by the Lords of the Isles. It ...
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This chapter reviews the emerging evidence for the archaeology of Skye and the Western Isles during the medieval period and later, for part of which the region was ruled by the Lords of the Isles. It examines the evolution of the baile, the architectural form of the blackhouse, and medieval castles like Kismul Castle in Barra. It also considers the symbolism and architecture of the tombs of the medieval elite.Less
This chapter reviews the emerging evidence for the archaeology of Skye and the Western Isles during the medieval period and later, for part of which the region was ruled by the Lords of the Isles. It examines the evolution of the baile, the architectural form of the blackhouse, and medieval castles like Kismul Castle in Barra. It also considers the symbolism and architecture of the tombs of the medieval elite.
Kees van der Spek
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- January 2012
- ISBN:
- 9789774164033
- eISBN:
- 9781617970917
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- American University in Cairo Press
- DOI:
- 10.5743/cairo/9789774164033.001.0001
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Middle Eastern Studies
Until their recent demolition, the colorful mud-brick hamlets of al-Qurna village, situated among the Noble Tombs of the Theban Necropolis on the Luxor West Bank, were home to a vibrant community. ...
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Until their recent demolition, the colorful mud-brick hamlets of al-Qurna village, situated among the Noble Tombs of the Theban Necropolis on the Luxor West Bank, were home to a vibrant community. While many might view this area only as an archaeological landscape, the presence of Qurnawi villagers equally defined the surrounding landscape in social terms. Inhabiting a place of intensive Egyptological research for over two centuries, it was inevitable that Qurnawis should become part of the history of Egyptology and the development of archaeological practice in the Theban Necropolis. But they have mostly been regarded as laborers for the excavation teams or dealers in the illicit antiquities trade. The modern people inhabiting the ancient burial grounds have themselves rarely been considered. By demonstrating the multiplicity of economic activities that are carried out in al-Qurna, this study counters the villagers' stereotypical representation as tomb robbers, and restores an understanding of who they are as people living their lives in the shadow of valued cultural heritage.Less
Until their recent demolition, the colorful mud-brick hamlets of al-Qurna village, situated among the Noble Tombs of the Theban Necropolis on the Luxor West Bank, were home to a vibrant community. While many might view this area only as an archaeological landscape, the presence of Qurnawi villagers equally defined the surrounding landscape in social terms. Inhabiting a place of intensive Egyptological research for over two centuries, it was inevitable that Qurnawis should become part of the history of Egyptology and the development of archaeological practice in the Theban Necropolis. But they have mostly been regarded as laborers for the excavation teams or dealers in the illicit antiquities trade. The modern people inhabiting the ancient burial grounds have themselves rarely been considered. By demonstrating the multiplicity of economic activities that are carried out in al-Qurna, this study counters the villagers' stereotypical representation as tomb robbers, and restores an understanding of who they are as people living their lives in the shadow of valued cultural heritage.
Nora Goldschmidt and Barbara Graziosi (eds)
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- October 2018
- ISBN:
- 9780198826477
- eISBN:
- 9780191865442
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780198826477.001.0001
- Subject:
- Classical Studies, Poetry and Poets: Classical, Early, and Medieval, Literary Studies: Classical, Early, and Medieval
This book explores the ways in which the tombs of the ancient poets—real and imagined—are crucial sites for the reception of Greek and Latin poetry. The volume makes a distinctive contribution to the ...
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This book explores the ways in which the tombs of the ancient poets—real and imagined—are crucial sites for the reception of Greek and Latin poetry. The volume makes a distinctive contribution to the study of literary reception by focusing on the materiality of the body and the tomb, and the ways in which they mediate the relationship between classical poetry and its readers. From the tomb of the boy poet Quintus Sulpicius Maximus, which preserves his prize-winning poetry carved on the tombstone itself, to the modern votive offerings left at the so-called ‘Tomb of Virgil’, from the doomed tomb-hunting of long-lost poets’ graves to the ‘graveyard of the imagination’ constructed in Hellenistic poetry collections, the essays in this volume demonstrate how the tombs of the ancient poets shape and in turn are shaped by literary history.Less
This book explores the ways in which the tombs of the ancient poets—real and imagined—are crucial sites for the reception of Greek and Latin poetry. The volume makes a distinctive contribution to the study of literary reception by focusing on the materiality of the body and the tomb, and the ways in which they mediate the relationship between classical poetry and its readers. From the tomb of the boy poet Quintus Sulpicius Maximus, which preserves his prize-winning poetry carved on the tombstone itself, to the modern votive offerings left at the so-called ‘Tomb of Virgil’, from the doomed tomb-hunting of long-lost poets’ graves to the ‘graveyard of the imagination’ constructed in Hellenistic poetry collections, the essays in this volume demonstrate how the tombs of the ancient poets shape and in turn are shaped by literary history.
ALLEN JONES and Mark Naison
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780823231027
- eISBN:
- 9780823240821
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Fordham University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5422/fordham/9780823231027.003.0018
- Subject:
- History, Social History
In September 1968, Allen Jones walked for the first time through the doors of Morris High School, the school that he had enrolled in after he failed out of Taft High School. Jones had finished his ...
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In September 1968, Allen Jones walked for the first time through the doors of Morris High School, the school that he had enrolled in after he failed out of Taft High School. Jones had finished his second year at Taft High School the same way he finished his first: partying, getting high, and selling drugs. However, he had the feeling things were going to be different for him here somehow. The whole school and everyone in it seemed to expect trouble. Jones realized that, yet again, he had stepped into a world that he would need to learn to navigate. He was in a school and a neighborhood where everyone—even the teachers and principal—was street smart, and he would have a much harder time hiding his double life. This chapter further describes Jones's experience leading up to The Tombs—that is what they call the jailhouse down in Manhattan.Less
In September 1968, Allen Jones walked for the first time through the doors of Morris High School, the school that he had enrolled in after he failed out of Taft High School. Jones had finished his second year at Taft High School the same way he finished his first: partying, getting high, and selling drugs. However, he had the feeling things were going to be different for him here somehow. The whole school and everyone in it seemed to expect trouble. Jones realized that, yet again, he had stepped into a world that he would need to learn to navigate. He was in a school and a neighborhood where everyone—even the teachers and principal—was street smart, and he would have a much harder time hiding his double life. This chapter further describes Jones's experience leading up to The Tombs—that is what they call the jailhouse down in Manhattan.
ALLEN JONES and Mark Naison
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780823231027
- eISBN:
- 9780823240821
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Fordham University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5422/fordham/9780823231027.003.0019
- Subject:
- History, Social History
This chapter describes Allen Jones's time inside The Tombs. The night he spent in that jailhouse was the longest of his life. He was locked inside a cell with ten or twelve men, some of them pretty ...
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This chapter describes Allen Jones's time inside The Tombs. The night he spent in that jailhouse was the longest of his life. He was locked inside a cell with ten or twelve men, some of them pretty desperate looking and all of them claiming to be innocent. Some were sober, but most were drunk or high on drugs. The next morning arrived, at last, and they transported them to Rikers Island early. Rikers is the prison where people awaiting trial in New York City are held until they are freed or convicted and sent upstate. The sun was shining that morning, and as he saw The Rock from a distance, it looked like a school. As they rode through the streets to get to the bridge that would take them to the prison, Jones looked at all the people going about their business and he yearned to be like them, free to be in the everyday world.Less
This chapter describes Allen Jones's time inside The Tombs. The night he spent in that jailhouse was the longest of his life. He was locked inside a cell with ten or twelve men, some of them pretty desperate looking and all of them claiming to be innocent. Some were sober, but most were drunk or high on drugs. The next morning arrived, at last, and they transported them to Rikers Island early. Rikers is the prison where people awaiting trial in New York City are held until they are freed or convicted and sent upstate. The sun was shining that morning, and as he saw The Rock from a distance, it looked like a school. As they rode through the streets to get to the bridge that would take them to the prison, Jones looked at all the people going about their business and he yearned to be like them, free to be in the everyday world.
Elena Pischikova
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- September 2014
- ISBN:
- 9789774166181
- eISBN:
- 9781617975448
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- American University in Cairo Press
- DOI:
- 10.5743/cairo/9789774166181.003.0004
- Subject:
- Archaeology, Historical Archaeology
Very little is known about Karakhamun and Karabasken, despite their importance for this period. This chapter lays out the excavation, conservation, and reconstruction of their tombs. It also takes a ...
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Very little is known about Karakhamun and Karabasken, despite their importance for this period. This chapter lays out the excavation, conservation, and reconstruction of their tombs. It also takes a broader look at the chronology of the necropolis through the architectural development and decoration of the tombs in the area, seeking to understand their places within public and private tombs, as well as to explore the position and lives of their owners.Less
Very little is known about Karakhamun and Karabasken, despite their importance for this period. This chapter lays out the excavation, conservation, and reconstruction of their tombs. It also takes a broader look at the chronology of the necropolis through the architectural development and decoration of the tombs in the area, seeking to understand their places within public and private tombs, as well as to explore the position and lives of their owners.
Elena Pischikova
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- September 2014
- ISBN:
- 9789774166181
- eISBN:
- 9781617975448
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- American University in Cairo Press
- DOI:
- 10.5743/cairo/9789774166181.003.0005
- Subject:
- Archaeology, Historical Archaeology
Archaism is a key factor in Late Period Theban tomb decoration, and this chapter explores this in the tombs of Karakhamun and Karabasken. It looks at the style of carving, the use of imagery and ...
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Archaism is a key factor in Late Period Theban tomb decoration, and this chapter explores this in the tombs of Karakhamun and Karabasken. It looks at the style of carving, the use of imagery and iconography, and techniques and innovations employed. This chapter concludes that the tomb was decorated in a relatively short period of time by a large number of building and artistic teams, yet was never completed.Less
Archaism is a key factor in Late Period Theban tomb decoration, and this chapter explores this in the tombs of Karakhamun and Karabasken. It looks at the style of carving, the use of imagery and iconography, and techniques and innovations employed. This chapter concludes that the tomb was decorated in a relatively short period of time by a large number of building and artistic teams, yet was never completed.
Dieter Eigner
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- September 2014
- ISBN:
- 9789774166181
- eISBN:
- 9781617975448
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- American University in Cairo Press
- DOI:
- 10.5743/cairo/9789774166181.003.0008
- Subject:
- Archaeology, Historical Archaeology
Eigner revisits and builds on earlier work done on Karakhamun's tomb in the 1970s, through the new excavations of the South Asasif Project. He presents a plan of the tomb, as well as section ...
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Eigner revisits and builds on earlier work done on Karakhamun's tomb in the 1970s, through the new excavations of the South Asasif Project. He presents a plan of the tomb, as well as section drawings, and a detailed discussion of the decoration and architectural features of the tomb. He draws comparisons to other relevant tombs, such as TT 37 Hawra and TT 390 Irtieru, and explains how they follow the principles of temple architecture.Less
Eigner revisits and builds on earlier work done on Karakhamun's tomb in the 1970s, through the new excavations of the South Asasif Project. He presents a plan of the tomb, as well as section drawings, and a detailed discussion of the decoration and architectural features of the tomb. He draws comparisons to other relevant tombs, such as TT 37 Hawra and TT 390 Irtieru, and explains how they follow the principles of temple architecture.
