Tomb of Mentuhoteps
🆔 Identification
| ID | #554 |
|---|---|
| Site | Tomb of Mentuhoteps |
| Period | Old Kingdom |
| Context | Funerary |
| Archaeological Context | On a bowl of baked clay (under another bowl of baked clay also containing a bread of the same shape). The bread lied on sycamore branches with leaves. |
| Interpretation | Bread |
| Researcher ID | PASSALACQUA Giuseppe |
| Published | Yes |
📍 Location
| Site | Tomb of Mentuhoteps |
|---|---|
| GPS Coordinates | Lat: 25.7166667, Long: 32.65 |
| Country | Egypt |
🔍 Excavation
| Excavation name | Tomb of Mentuhoteps |
|---|---|
| Supervisor | Not specified |
| Start date | Not specified |
| End date | Not specified |
| Sampling method | In Situ |
| Form in structure | Attached to an archaeological object |
⏳ Dating
| Dating type | Not specified |
|---|---|
| Dating method | Not specified |
| Dating (text) | 2500 BC |
| Standardized dates (BP) | 4450 – 4450 |
📏 Physical Characteristics
| Typology | With shape |
|---|---|
| Shape | Conique/ Conical |
| Dimensions | |
| Max (L×W×H) | Not specified |
| Min (L×W×H) | Not specified |
| Real (L×W×T) | Not specified |
🛡️ Conservation & Surface
| Conservation state | Fragmented |
|---|---|
| Preservation condition | Desiccated |
| Porosity | Not specified |
| Texture | Not specified |
| Ornamentation | Not specified |
| Upper surface | Not specified |
| Lower surface | Not specified |
📝 Additional Descriptions
| Reference | WITTMACK L. (1896) - Altägyptisches Gerstenbrot, Sitzungs-Bericht der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, p. 70-75 |
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🔬 Microscopic Observations
Primary Particles
| Total number | — |
|---|---|
| Class | Plant |
| Organization | — |
| Plant types | — |
| Taxonomy | — |
| Identified taxa | Hordeum vulgare |
| Taphonomy | — |
| Size measurements (µm) | |
| Min / Max / Avg | — / — / — µm |
| Relative frequency | — |
Secondary Particles
| Total number | — |
|---|---|
| Category | — |
| Types | — |
| Taxonomy | — |
| Taphonomy | — |
| Size measurements (µm) | |
| Min / Max / Avg | — / — / — µm |
| Relative frequency | — |
Matrix
| Microstructure class | — |
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| Structure type | — |
| Matrix type | — |
| Matrix attribute | — |
| Nb measurements | — |
| Average pore size | — |
| Matrix measurements (µm) | |
| Min / Max | — / — µm |
| Relative frequency | — |