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Archaeological Anthropology

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2010

Ancient Egyptian Architecture

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Re-Figuring The Past: The Architecture Of The Funerary Chapel Of Amenirdis I At Medinet Habu: A Re-Assessment, Mariam Ayad Dr. Jan 2010

Re-Figuring The Past: The Architecture Of The Funerary Chapel Of Amenirdis I At Medinet Habu: A Re-Assessment, Mariam Ayad Dr.

Sociology, Egyptology & Anthropology Department: Faculty Work

The funerary chapel of Amenirdis at Medinet Habu forms an intriguing link in the development of ancient Egyptian architectural forms. Utilizing older architectural traditions and later ones, its architecture anticipates several features that later appear in Ptolemaic temples.