Abadiyeh,_Egypt

Abadiyeh, Egypt

Abadiyeh, Egypt

Archaeological site in Egypt

Abadiyeh is a place in Egypt situated about a dozen miles west of Dendera.[1]

Archaeological

W. M. Flinders Petrie was assisted with excavations by David Randall-MacIver and Arthur Cruttenden Mace, these having been done on the behalf of the Egyptian Exploration Fund (EEF). The excavations, considered in totality, consisted of sites along the west bank of the Nile in the Hiw region, found to contain artifacts of a Predynastic type.[2] Prehistoric cemeteries were found at Abadiyas and Hu (Diospolis Parva).[3][4]

Further reading

References

  1. [1]
    from page 1 of Diospolis Parva: The Cemeteries of Abadiyeh and Hu, 1898-9 by William Matthew Flinders Petrie, Arthur Cruttenden Mace(1901) retrieved approx 17:30 30.9.11
  2. [2]
    article HIW (PREDYNASTIC) written by Thomas Hikade-UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, UC Los Angeles(with 18 referenced sources)(12-23-2010 retrieved 21:35GMT 30.9.11)UC Los Angeles
  3. [3]
    from page 2 of Diospolis Parva: The Cemeteries of Abadiyeh and Hu, 1898-9 by William Matthew Flinders Petrie, Arthur Cruttenden Mace(1901) retrieved approx 17:42 30.9.11
  4. [4]
    Museum of Classical Archaeology, Memorial Tower Building , University of Natal (Durban) Archived May 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine retrieved approx' 17;49 30.9.11


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