Excavations at Helwan – A Summary
Prof. Christiana Köhler
Chair of the Institute of Egyptology
The University of Vienna
Monday, December 20, 2010
6:00 PM
Reception to Follow
Ahmad Pasha Kamal Hall
Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA)
3 el-Adel Abu Bakr Street
(at the intersection of al-Malak al-Afdal Street)
Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt
Tel: + 2/02 2736-5645
Parking Available
Helwan, located on the east bank of the Nile river to the south of Cairo, is the largest cemetery of the Early Dynastic Period (c. 3200 – 2700 B.C.E.). Macquarie University of Sydney has been investigating this site under the directorship of E. Christiana Köhler since 1997 in order to shed light on the material culture, chronology, funerary architecture and customs, as well as economy and bio-archaeology of a necropolis where the majority of inhabitants of the first capital city of Egypt, Memphis, were buried. This lecture will provide a summary of some of the major results achieved so far.
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