amara west
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Ramesside Egypt:Everyday Life at Amara West
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Context• Seti I year 8 (c. 1299 BC), pharaoh’s army led a
seven-day campaign against Nubians in Irem, located around six desert wells
• stela commemorating victory, set up at Amara West: ‘the foes of the foreign land of Irem are plotting rebellion’
• 4 men, 49 children, 66 servants and 420 cattle were seized
• Ramses II: further changes became evident in Lower Nubia with the construction of vast temples to proclaim pharaoh’s rule over Nubia
• less activity at the earlier Egyptian towns of Sesebi, Soleb and Sai
• Natural wealth of Nubia remained important: • Seti I commissioned a large stela to be carved
at Nauri detailing the produce and goods coming from Nubia for the benefit of the mortuary temple of the king at Abydos
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Town Gates & Walls
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Temple of Amun
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Deputy Governor’s Residence
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Production, trade & storage
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E13 Neighbourhood
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E13.3 – A House Divided
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E13.3 – A House Divided
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E13.5 – A Typical House
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E12.10 – A Suburban Villa
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A Nubian house next to E12.10?
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Desert Life – D12.8
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Artefacts of Life
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Leisure Activities: Games
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Seals – Signs of royal power
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Cultural Exchange: Ceramics
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Fertility Figurines?
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Local Resources: Food
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Local Resources: Fibre
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Bioarchaeology
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Burials
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G301
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Funerary Goods
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Furniture
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Nubian Burial Customs
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Osteoarchaeology
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Population