http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/96240 Issue 13 2026-04-13T10:03:06Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/97077 Ryby a rybolov v súdánském mezolitu a neolitu : předběžné výsledky z pohoří Sabaloka; Fish and fishing during the Sudanese Mesolithic and Neolithic: preliminary results from Jebel Sabaloka; ; ; Several thousands of fish remains were excavated by the mission of the Czech Institute of Egyptology (Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague) at Jebel Sabaloka (West Bank) in 2011–2012. The fish bones came from two sites: 1) Fox Hill (Mesolithic and Neolithic), 2) Sphinx (Mesolithic), and were obtained by both standard excavation and sieving. Altogether, fourteen fish families were determined in the assemblages. The most common taxa were the Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and silurids (esp. Synodontis, Clarias and Bagrus), and also Alestiidae and Citharinidae. The assemblage from the Mesolithic settlement at Sphinx contained more open-water elements than the Mesolithic and Neolithic site of Fox Hill, where shallow- water taxa were also abundant. The majority of the finds were vertebrae. 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/97032 Princezná a jej príbuzní? Keramické nálezy z vybraných pohrebných kontextov princeznej Šeretnebtej; The princess and her relatives? Ceramic finds from chosen burial contexts of princess’s Sheretnebty tomb complex; ; ; In the autumn season of 2013, the shafts of some of the rock-cut tombs situated south and south-east of the pillared court of princess Sheretnebty were excavated. This article concentrates on the ceramic finds from the shafts and burial chambers of only the main ones, namely two shafts in the tomb of Duaptah (AS 68a) and two southern shafts in the presumed tomb of princess Sheretnebty (AS 68c). The shaft in the tomb of Shepespuptah (AS 68b) was found unfinished and never held either deposits or burials. The ceramic finds from the tomb of Duapthah were interesting, as the burial chambers contained some remains of the original tomb goods. In the case of the northern shaft, a small fragmented jar made of Marl clay A3 was inscribed with the name Nefermin, thus identifying the owner of the northern shaft. The finds from both burial chambers were rather scant and contained only a couple of vessels each, usually representing drink (jars) and food (bowls or plates) for the deceased. The shaft and burial chamber of the husband of princess Sheretnebty in tomb AS 68c contained the largest amount of ceramics. In the fill of the shaft, several strata were uncovered, with the topmost layer containing pottery dating to the Sixth Dynasty, more specifically to the period of Pepy I, such as very large tubular beer jars covered with a pale red slip. The floor level of the burial chamber was covered with numerous fragments of ceramic vessels, most of which could be reconstructed to full or almost full shape. Altogether, there were three large ovoid jars made of Marl clay A3, one smaller jar made of Nile silt and seven bowls and plates made od Nile silt A or B1. All of these were part of the original goods designed for the Afterlife of the deceased and were most probably broken on purpose as part of the sD dSrwt ritual. The ceramic finds from the shafts and burial chambers of the complex are very interesting, as they allow us to analyse not only the vessels and their typology, but also other issues such as post-depositional processes occurring in the tomb after the burial. On the basis of the finds, we can estimate that the cultic activity in the tomb of princess Sheretnebty lasted at least until the first half of the Sixth Dynasty. 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/96913 Kanopy v době Staré říše; Canopic jars of the Old Kingdom; ; ; Canopic jars represent one of the sources of evidence of the early stages of the mummification process. However, most of the jars have been found empty without any traces of the original contents. Only several instances of wrapped packages have been discovered either inside the jars or within the heap of their fragments. As they appeared only in the Memphite area tombs, it seems that the presence of canopic jars in the private tombs represented merely an imitation of a piece of royal burial equipment, for most of the Old Kingdom bodies bear no traces of evisceration. The shape of the canopic jars is inspired by the tall shouldered jars commonly used until the beginning of the Old Kingdom, and in limited examples even later. The original shape underwent slight changes in order to become suitable for new contents, i.e. above all there is a widening of the mouth which made it wider than the base. The jars seem to have been called nmst jars, and are often represented within the scenes of stone vessel workshops. Their shape also very much resembles the shape of model stone shouldered jars. As four of them appear in complete sets, these model jars might represent the models of canopic jars within the sets of model stone vessels deposited within the Old Kingdom tombs. 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/96909 Bahríja 2014 - študijná sezóna v múzeu v Bawiti; Bahriya 2014 – A study season in the Bawiti Museum; ; ; The study season of the Czech Institute of Egyptology and the Institute for Classical Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague, was undertaken in the winter from February 17–25, 2014. Owing to close co-operation with the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities and thanks to the Bawiti museum officials all of the material of the Czech mission in El-Hayz, excavated during several previous field seasons (2003–2007), was well accessible to us and we were also provided a hospitable and appropriate working space in new magazines. All excavated material, more precisely pottery, ceramic lamps, and an assemblage of small finds and ostraca, was properly and safely kept in large wooden boxes, easily identified and thus ready to work with. All this helped the members of the Czech team to work efficiently and finish the planned activities in time. 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z