num_pages: 200
description: A thorough transdisciplinary archaeological study of the ancient Egyptian Theban rock-cut tombs at Sheikh Abd al-Qurna In 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. This 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 Life Histories of Theban Tombs 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 
language: English
title: Life Histories of Theban Tombs: Transdisciplinary Investigations of a Cluster of Rock-cut Tombs at Sheikh ‘Abd al-Qurna
publisher: The American University in Cairo Press