A decade of excavations in Qubbet El-Hawathe results of the University of Jaén : catalogue of the exhibition

Resumen

Since 2008 the University of Jaén has been carrying out research work in the necropolis of Qubbet el-Hawa. To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the beginning of the work, a temporary exhibition was held at the Nubia Museum in Aswan, Egypt. One of the objectives was to show a multidisciplinary view of this work, as numerous researchers from different areas and scientific institutions are collaborating in this Jaén-based project. The exhibition aims to transmit a vision committed to historical and archaeological heritage, its promotion, protection and dissemination, not only internationally but also locally, making the people of Aswan aware of what is being done in their own city, making them participants in the progress of the University of Jaén's project. This has been achieved, to a large extent, by involving the inhabitants of the village of Gharb Aswan in the development of the work carried out each campaign. As an indispensable complement to any exhibition, this catalogue is published, which contains a selection of the pieces exhibited in the Nubia Museum. It is structured in a chronological manner, which allows us to see, in a way, an evolution throughout the history of funerary customs in Egypt during the Pharaonic period. The catalogue also includes an introductory section that helps to contextualise the pieces on display. The texts have been written by the collaborators of the Qubbet el-Hawa Project of the University of Jaén, all of them coming from different universities and research centres, both national and international.