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Intrusive poorly preserved mummy

Abu Bakr Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: Meshaef

Poorly preserved Roman Period (?) mummy

Details

  • ID
    CBE_Q27-1
  • Department
    Abu Bakr Expedition
  • Classification
    Human remains
  • Findspot
    Area adjacent to the south side of the tomb of Meshaef, buried in the sand approximately 1 m beneath the modern surface.
  • Material
    Bone, cloth
  • Credit Line
    Abu Bakr Expedition
  • Period
    Roman Period (?)
  • Excavator
    Edward Brovarski
  • Notes
    Late in the 2005 CBE field season, a very poorly preserved mummy (perhaps of Roman Period date based upon what appears to be bitumen resins thickly coating the visible surfaces) was found in the sand, approximately 1 m beneath the modern surface. There was no tomb, burial pit (the mummy was not on the hard ground surface), coffin, nor artifacts – merely an isolated mummy on its back, head oriented southeast and feet oriented northwest.

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • Meshaef

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Full Bibliography

  • Brovarski 2018

People 1

Modern People

  • Edward Brovarski

    • Type Excavator
    • Nationality & Dates
    • Remarks Egyptologist and co-director of the Cairo University-Brown University Excavations (CBE) in the Abu Bakr Cemetery.