{"product_id":"life-histories-of-theban-tombs-9781617979910","title":"Life Histories of Theban Tombs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA thorough transdisciplinary archaeological study of the ancient Egyptian Theban rock-cut tombs at Sheikh ‘Abd al-Qurna \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn recent years, archeological research has undergone major changes. The material turn in archaeology and related disciplines prompted the adoption of sophisticated scientific, digital, and technical approaches and methods often conducted on a micro level, enhancing our understanding of depositional processes and of the creation and life of an archeological object.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003eThis volume reflects seven seasons of transdisciplinary archaeological research at a cluster of rock-cut tombs in Sheikh 'Abd al-Qurna, an ancient Egyptian hillside cemetery and part of the much larger Theban Necropolis. Organized in twelve main chapters, \u003ci\u003eLife Histories of Theban Tombs\u003c\/i\u003e presents current investigations in landscape archaeology (including recent excavations at a large debris hill previously covering a tomb), geo- and bioarcheology, the archaeology of tomb construction, burial practices, and domestic uses as well as various epigraphical, visual, and material studies. The last two sections provide additional insight into the applied recording, surveying, and visualization methods and techniques and the database system used for data recording and organization. Contributors’ Affiliations: \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eMartina Aeschlimann-Langer, Basel, Switzerland \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZulema Barahona-Mendieta, University of Basel, Switzerland \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSusanne Bickel, University of Basel, Switzerland \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOliver Bruderer, Zurich, Switzerland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRachael Colldeweih, Nagra, Wettingen, Switzerland \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLucía Díaz-Iglesias Llanos, Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, Spain \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eXavier Droux, Hierakonpolis Expedition, Oxford, England \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStéphane Fetler, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZan Gojcic, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH), Switzerland \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCharlotte Hunkeler, University of Basel, Switzerland \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMahmoud Ibrahim, University of Cairo, Egypt \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatjaž Kačičnik, Cairo, Egypt \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIwona Kozieradzka-Ogunmakin, University of Manchester, England \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLara Selina Kurmann, University of Basel, Switzerland \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndrea Loprieno-Gnirs, University of Basel, Switzerland \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSabrina Meyer, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatthias Müller, University of Basel, Switzerland \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJulianna K. Paksi, University of Basel and École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, France \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErico Peintner, Cairo, Egypt \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatthew A. Perras, York University, Toronto, Canada \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLukas Richner, canton of Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrank Rühli, University of Zurich, Switzerland \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarina Sartori, University of Basel, Switzerland \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNadine Schönhütte, Cologne Institute of Conservation Sciences (CICS), Cologne, Germany \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoger Seiler, University of Zurich, Switzerland \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStephan M. Unter, University of Basel, Switzerland \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndré J. Veldmeijer, American University in Cairo, Egypt \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoémi Villars, University of Basel, Switzerland \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndreas Wieser, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH), Switzerland \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndrea Wolter, ETH Engineering Geology Group, Zurich, Switzerland \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMartin Ziegler, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH), Switzerland \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Andrea Loprieno-Gnirs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48278073442555,"sku":"9781617979910","price":79.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_b99ebe73-db0a-4297-a763-2dbbb558dd93.jpg?v=1774258824","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/life-histories-of-theban-tombs-9781617979910","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}