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1. Ritual Incubation in Graeco-Roman Egypt
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : This essay explores the divinatory practice of incubation in ancient Egypt during the Graeco-Roman period with a particular focus on the magical and religious significance of the practice. Two main sanctuaries, Abydos and Deir el-Bahari have been investigated with a focus on the gods Bes and Osiris in the former and Amenhotep and Imhotep in the latter. READ MORE
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2. Portrait mummies in context
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : The present thesis aims to expand and acquire new knowledge on the emergence of portrait mummies during the Roman period in Egypt and their socio-religious status. The emergence and decorative program of these mummies are commonly understood as an artistic expression of Hellenistic Greek and Roman settlers in Egypt. READ MORE
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3. The Fear of Little Men : On the Prehistorical and Historical Treatment of Individuals with Dwarfism
University essay from Institutionen för kultur, energi och miljöAbstract : Den här uppsatsens syfte har varit att kartlägga skillnader i representation av individer med dvärgväxt, från antikens Egypten fram till renässansen. Forskning har gjorts på detta utanför Sverige, men de fyra svenska människorna med dvärgväxt har inte tillfogats och jämförts med det utländska materialet innan denna uppsats. READ MORE
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4. Unwrapping the Past : A chemical analysis of context lacking artefacts from the Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt in correlation with the process of mummication.
University essay from Arkeologiska forskningslaboratorietAbstract : This paper deals with the chemical identification of artefacts correlated with the process of ancient Egyptian mummification dating to the Graeco-Roman period. The samples were harvested from two artefacts belonging to the Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities in Stockholm. READ MORE
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5. A groundwater flow model for water related damages on historic monuments – Case study West Luxor, Egypt
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresursläraAbstract : In 1979 “The Ancient Thebes and its Necropolis” entered in the World Heritage List in a core zone of 7390 ha. Western Thebes holds the remains of about 36 temples in varying degrees of preservation and dating from archaic times (3100 – 2686 B.C.) to the Greco-Roman Period (332 B. READ MORE