エジプトダハシュール北地区予備調査報告

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Since 1991 the Egyptian Culture Center of Waseda University has carried out excavations on the hilltop at Saqqara North, where the monument of Khaemwaset, the fourth prince of Ramesses II, was found. We were led to reconsider the necropolis formation and the ecological changes from the period of the Old Kingdom to the New Kingdom at the Memphite Necropolis. We have analyzed photos taken by artificial satelites and have made archaeological observations in the field. Finally we selected a site for study at Dahshur North. The site is located 20km south of Cairo, on the west bank of the Nile, 5km south-west of Memphis, the capital city of ancient Egypt. The trial area measures 700m square, and is located 1km north-west of the Senwosret III's pyramid, and 1km south-west of Kendjer's pyramid. In March 1996, we made a general archaeological survey there. During the survey, we found traces of a tomb-chapel in the New Kingdom and shaft-tombs. The size of the tomb-chapel, we found, is quite large and about 47 metres in length. It is a very important discovery, because no example of tomb-chapels in the New Kingdom from the Dahshur area has been reported.
早稲田大学の論文
1997-03-25