9 research outputs found
Sun temple of Nyuserre in Abu Ghurab: Report of the 2017 season
The article presents the results of the 2017 archaeological season in the sun temple of Nyuserre in Abu Ghurab. The works especially focused on three areas, namely the central obelisk, the alabaster altar, and the accumulation of limestone blocks in the south-western corner of the temple. Besides the documentation of these archaeological remains, an in-depth architectural analysis of the above-mentioned structures has been carried out, in particular as regards the obelisk area. In fact, as already noticed in other contributions, the 3D reconstruction of this part of the temple provided by Borchardt is not convincing for a number of reasons. A new reconstruction of the latter part of the temple has therefore been proposed, based on several archaeological, architectural and historical elements. This reconstruction involves not only the architecture of the obelisk but also the original aspect of the altar area, which is strictly connected to the obelisk as regards the cult practice and the overall temple symbolism. Another objective of the mission was to lay the foundations to a new phase of investigation of the area outside the temple, in particular of the area to the south-east of the sun temple of Nyuserre where the analysis of data coming from satellite remote sensing and historical cartography seems to indicate the possible existence of archaeological remains so far unexplored. Starting from this year, the mission has also become a joint ItalianCzech expedition within the framework of a wider research project (The Rise and Development of the Solar Cult and Architecture in Third Millennium BC Egypt – GAČR project no. 17-10799S), launched in January 2017 at the Czech Institute of Egyptology, Charles (https://cegu.ff.cuni.cz/en/ research/grants/the-rise-of-solar-cult/)
Glossing the past: the Fifth Dynasty sun temples, Abu Ghurab and the satellite imagery
The sites of Abusir and Abu Ghurab, with their unique
mingling of funerary and religious architecture, and the
incredible heritage of written papyrus documents, represent
a crucial area for the understanding of the historical,
architectural and religious evolution of Old Kingdom
Egypt. However, many of their topographical and archaeological
features remain unclear, especially as regards the
identification of the four missing sun temples, which are
documented in textual sources of the time but have been
never located. The present article wishes to further our
knowledge of the sacred landscape of the area during the
Fifth Dynasty thanks to the combined analysis of archaeological
data, the historical cartography of the area, and
new remote sensed imagery
Reconstructing ancient monuments: from scans to ABIM. The study-case of Niuserra’s Sun Temple in Egypt
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The Italian Archaeological Mission in the Sun Temple of Niuserra at Abu Ghurab, Egypt. The Use of Combined Technologies and the New Perspectives of Study on the Monument: The First Two Campaigns.
The article presents the results of the first two archaeological campaign at the Sun temple of Niuserra at Abu Ghurab
The Italian Archaeological Mission in the Sun Temple of Niuserra at Abu Ghurab, Egypt. The Use of Combined Technologies and the New Perspectives of Study on the Monument: The First Two Campaigns.
The article presents the results of the first two archaeological campaign at the Sun temple of Niuserra at Abu Ghurab