Life, death and beyond in Akhenaten's Egypt: excavating the South Tombs Cemetery at Amarna

Barry Kemp; Anna Katherine Stevens; Gretchen Dabbs; Melissa Zabecki; Jerome Rose

doi:10.1017/S0003598X00048626

Life, death and beyond in Akhenaten's Egypt: excavating the South Tombs Cemetery at Amarna

Barry Kemp, Anna Katherine Stevens, Gretchen Dabbs, Melissa Zabecki, Jerome Rose

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Abstract

The authors report a summary of the results of six seasons of excavation at one of the cemeteries of Tell el-Amarna, the celebrated city of the ‘monotheistic’ revolutionary, Akhenaten. The osteology shows a workforce enduring stress and injuries to bone and muscle. The burial rites indicate low investment and personal interpretations as to spiritual meaning. In this exploration of a slice of a whole Egyptian urban society, the contrast between the working lives of the elite and its workforce becomes striking.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	64-78
Number of pages	15
Journal	Antiquity
Volume	87
Issue number	335
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003598X00048626
Publication status	Published - Mar 2013
Externally published	Yes

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