Pot Burial
Dublin Core
Title
Pot Burial
Subject
Archaeology
Description
"A pot burial from Hemamieh, near the village of Badari. The village name is now used to refer to a distinct predynastic civilisation called Badarian. Badarian sites were found by Ali Suefi in 1923 and published by Guy Brunton and Gertrude Caton-Thompson. It is thought to span 4400-4000 BC and is the earliest farming culture in Middle Egypt.
Brunton and Caton-Thompson described this as 'a large double pot burial, in excellent condition, of an adult female'. It is displayed in the position that it was found at North Spur Burial. The skeleton was repaired after damage during World War Two, though some material was further damaged in 1985. In 1995, gynaecologist Mark Broadbent identified the skeleton as male on the basis of pelvis and femur length. He also thought the man was almost 2m tall." (UCL Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology)
Alongside the pot with lid and the skeleton is a box containing skin and cloth from skeleton in pot.
Brunton and Caton-Thompson described this as 'a large double pot burial, in excellent condition, of an adult female'. It is displayed in the position that it was found at North Spur Burial. The skeleton was repaired after damage during World War Two, though some material was further damaged in 1985. In 1995, gynaecologist Mark Broadbent identified the skeleton as male on the basis of pelvis and femur length. He also thought the man was almost 2m tall." (UCL Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology)
Alongside the pot with lid and the skeleton is a box containing skin and cloth from skeleton in pot.
Source
UCL Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
Date
4400-4000 BC
Rights
Exhibition of sensitive materials (human remains)
Format
human remains, ceramic, cloth
Files
Collection
Citation
“Pot Burial,” A Collection of Collections, accessed May 15, 2024, https://nikkicollects.omeka.net/items/show/3.