Bart Vanthuyne
2023-2026: Postdoctoral research at Universität zu Köln for DFG project 440396169: "Subaltern elites in the funerary landscape of the late Old Kingdom and early First Intermediate Period at Zawyet Sultan"
(https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/440396169?context=projekt&task=showDetail&id=440396169&)
Project supervisor: Prof. Dr. Richard Bußmann
2020-2023: Postdoctoral research at Universität zu Köln for DFG project 440396169: "Sozialisierung der Landschaft im frühen altägyptischen Staat: der Friedhof des frühen Alten Reiches von Zawyet Sultan"
Project supervisor: Prof. Dr. Richard Bußmann
PhD (2017): "Early Old Kingdom Rock Circle Cemeteries in the 15th and 16th Nomes of Upper Egypt. A Socio-Archaeological Investigation of the Cemeteries in Dayr al-Barshā, Dayr Abū Ḥinnis, Banī Ḥasan al-Shurūq and Nuwayrāt.
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Harco Willems
Co-supervisor: Prof. Dr. Béatrix Midant-Reynes
2019-2020: recipient of Oriental Institute Collections Research Grant (https://oi.uchicago.edu/collections-research-grant-past)
2018-2020: recipient of EES Centenary Award for "The Beni Hasan al-Shuruq survey" (https://www.ees.ac.uk/news/new-grants-awarded-for-2018 + https://www.ees.ac.uk/News/new-grants-awarded-for-2019)
2015+2017+2019: Archaeologist in Zawyet Sultan for the joint archaeological mission (Universität zu Köln, Pisa University, MoTA Egypt) to el-Minya
2006-2017: Member of the Belgian Archaeological Mission to Dayr al-Barsha (KU Leuven)
2016: Archaeologist Belgian Archaeological Mission to Elkab (Egypt), Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussels, Belgium
MA thesis (2010): Faience moulds in New Kingdom Egypt
(https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/440396169?context=projekt&task=showDetail&id=440396169&)
Project supervisor: Prof. Dr. Richard Bußmann
2020-2023: Postdoctoral research at Universität zu Köln for DFG project 440396169: "Sozialisierung der Landschaft im frühen altägyptischen Staat: der Friedhof des frühen Alten Reiches von Zawyet Sultan"
Project supervisor: Prof. Dr. Richard Bußmann
PhD (2017): "Early Old Kingdom Rock Circle Cemeteries in the 15th and 16th Nomes of Upper Egypt. A Socio-Archaeological Investigation of the Cemeteries in Dayr al-Barshā, Dayr Abū Ḥinnis, Banī Ḥasan al-Shurūq and Nuwayrāt.
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Harco Willems
Co-supervisor: Prof. Dr. Béatrix Midant-Reynes
2019-2020: recipient of Oriental Institute Collections Research Grant (https://oi.uchicago.edu/collections-research-grant-past)
2018-2020: recipient of EES Centenary Award for "The Beni Hasan al-Shuruq survey" (https://www.ees.ac.uk/news/new-grants-awarded-for-2018 + https://www.ees.ac.uk/News/new-grants-awarded-for-2019)
2015+2017+2019: Archaeologist in Zawyet Sultan for the joint archaeological mission (Universität zu Köln, Pisa University, MoTA Egypt) to el-Minya
2006-2017: Member of the Belgian Archaeological Mission to Dayr al-Barsha (KU Leuven)
2016: Archaeologist Belgian Archaeological Mission to Elkab (Egypt), Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussels, Belgium
MA thesis (2010): Faience moulds in New Kingdom Egypt
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Dissertation by Bart Vanthuyne
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(University of Leuven Deir el-Bersha Project) led to the
discovery of early Old Kingdom rock circle tombs on
the Nile-facing escarpment in the Beni Hasan el-Shuruq
region. An Old Kingdom rock-cut mastaba was likewise
found. The first excavations in the area had been
conducted over a century ago by John Garstang. The
article discusses Garstang’s finds and presents the new
survey results in order to examine the development of the
Beni Hasan el-Shuruq region in the Old Kingdom.
Nile in late 1886/early 1887, during which time they visited numerous
ancient sites. Petrie’s journey notebook reveals that he also stopped
at Nuwayrat. Bart Vanthuyne presents Petrie’s hitherto unreported
Nuwayrat observations and discoveries.
Conference Proceedings by Bart Vanthuyne
was is use from the latter half of the 2nd Dynasty into the 3rd Dynasty.
This article summarises the results of the work done in the rock circle cemetery in Dayr Abū Ḥinnis. In addition, finds will be compared with those from the three other known rock circle cemeteries in Dayr al-Barshā, in Banī Ḥasan al-Shurūq, and in Nuwayrāt.
A preliminary report on the work in the rock circle cemeteries in Deir el-Bersha and Deir Abu Hinnis is presented, in which a selection of tombs is illustrated and some initial results described. Thus, it will become clear that this type of tomb was actually common in this part of Middle Egypt.
Festschrift paper by Bart Vanthuyne
motifs that were known in Egypt and abroad. These vessels were found in settlement, funerary and temple contexts. While the smaller, earlier jars had an element of prestige associated with them, this was no longer the case for the larger vessels of the late Early Dynastic–early Old Kingdom period, which were mainly used as storage vessels, with
some ending up being re-used as burial containers.
Papers by Bart Vanthuyne
(University of Leuven Deir el-Bersha Project) led to the
discovery of early Old Kingdom rock circle tombs on
the Nile-facing escarpment in the Beni Hasan el-Shuruq
region. An Old Kingdom rock-cut mastaba was likewise
found. The first excavations in the area had been
conducted over a century ago by John Garstang. The
article discusses Garstang’s finds and presents the new
survey results in order to examine the development of the
Beni Hasan el-Shuruq region in the Old Kingdom.
Nile in late 1886/early 1887, during which time they visited numerous
ancient sites. Petrie’s journey notebook reveals that he also stopped
at Nuwayrat. Bart Vanthuyne presents Petrie’s hitherto unreported
Nuwayrat observations and discoveries.
was is use from the latter half of the 2nd Dynasty into the 3rd Dynasty.
This article summarises the results of the work done in the rock circle cemetery in Dayr Abū Ḥinnis. In addition, finds will be compared with those from the three other known rock circle cemeteries in Dayr al-Barshā, in Banī Ḥasan al-Shurūq, and in Nuwayrāt.
A preliminary report on the work in the rock circle cemeteries in Deir el-Bersha and Deir Abu Hinnis is presented, in which a selection of tombs is illustrated and some initial results described. Thus, it will become clear that this type of tomb was actually common in this part of Middle Egypt.
motifs that were known in Egypt and abroad. These vessels were found in settlement, funerary and temple contexts. While the smaller, earlier jars had an element of prestige associated with them, this was no longer the case for the larger vessels of the late Early Dynastic–early Old Kingdom period, which were mainly used as storage vessels, with
some ending up being re-used as burial containers.
Problematic is that both PETRIE and QUIBELL used an identical tomb number system for approximately the first 900 graves, and during the later division of finds, objects from a tomb in one site ended up being assigned to a grave with an identical tomb number from the other site.
BAUMGARTEL tracked down many of these objects, and tried to identify the finds from Naqada tombs, thus creating her Naqada tomb catalogue supplement, clearly stating that nothing of Ballas is included in it, because she considered the Ballas tombs too poorly documented. Later on, PAYNE also made a list of further corrections and additions to this Naqada tomb catalogue.
A close examination of the edited tomb catalogue indicates that certain pots from Ballas were, nevertheless, still wrongfully assigned to Naqada tombs. This is most apparent with early Old Kingdom pottery forms, whereby these were incorrectly given a Predynastic date. As said before, mistakes were made during the division of finds, and these entered museum and institute records, which were consequently taken over by BAUMGARTEL. Had she consulted the Ballas notebooks, she would have recognized that these pots did not derive from a Predynastic Naqada tomb, but from the early Old Kingdom Ballas tomb with the identical tomb number. As a result, the appearance date of certain pottery types is wrongfully determined. The recent discovery of pottery slips, made by PETRIE, of Naqada and Ballas tombs, provide further proof of the mix-up.
Furthermore, comparing the Ballas notebooks with tomb drawings and associated pottery types in the end publication, revealed a number of additional errors, which again have led to dating problems.
In the presentation an overview of the issues raised above will be given, so that museum and other records can be adjusted, and that certain “Naqada” pots can be reassigned to the site where they were originally found, i.e. Ballas.
Bibliography
W. M. F. PETRIE and J. E. QUIBELL, Naqada and Ballas (London, 1896)
E. J. BAUMGARTEL, Petrie's Naqada excavation: a supplement (London, 1970)
J. C. PAYNE, 'Appendix to Naqada excavations supplement', JEA 73 (1987), 181-189.