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In textile layers : the wrapping of human remains, animals, and artefacts in Egypt, Sudan, and the Southern Levant /

This volume examines the role of textiles in ancient Egypt, Sudan and the Southern Levant in funerary contexts through an interdisciplinary lens. Contributions from archaeology, philology, conservation, bioanthropology and imaging sciences highlight how collaborative approaches reveal both the mater...

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Other Authors:	Borla, Matilde (Editor), Brandt, Luise Ørsted Scharff (Editor), Yvanez, Elsa (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English Spanish Italian
Language Notes:	Contributions in English, Spanish and Italian.
Published:	Oxford, UK : BAR Publishing, [2026].
Series:	Archaeology of Egypt and Sudan ; v. 6. BAR international series ; 3269.
Subjects:	Mummies > Middle East. Textile fabrics, Ancient > Middle East. Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient > Egypt. Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient > Sudan. Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient > Middle East. Funeral decorations > Middle East. Textile fabrics, Ancient > Egypt. Textile fabrics, Ancient > Sudan.

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