Abadiyeh, Egypt Explained

Abadiyeh is a place in Egypt situated about a dozen miles west of Dendera.

Archaeological

W. M. Flinders Petrie was assisted with excavations by David Randall-MacIver and Arthur Cruttenden Mace, these having been done on the behalf of the Egyptian Exploration Fund (EEF). The excavations, considered in totality, consisted of sites along the west bank of the Nile in the Hiw region, found to contain artifacts of a Predynastic type.^[1] Prehistoric cemeteries were found at Abadiyas and Hu (Diospolis Parva).^{[2] [3]} The prehistoric cemeteries at Abadiyeh were first excavated in 1898-1899, as part of a broader investigation of prehistoric Egyptian sites.

Further reading

• Oxford University-School of Archaeology from Faculty of Oriental Studies-retrieved 17;59 30.9.11- both showing Rowland, J.M., (2007), Excavating the early cemeteries of Egypt: el Amrah, el Mahasna, Hu and Abadiyeh: in “The Egypt Exploration Society - The Early Years (ed., Spencer, P.)”, pp 168-197, The Egyptian Exploration Society, London.
• Egypt Exploration Fund-Archæological report ([1893-1912]) retrieved 18:21 30.9.11

External links

• Object found at cemetery, retrieved 21;21 30.9.11

Notes and References

1. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/55b9t6d7;jsessionid=E2D8B118E529CCF9534C9E6DFFD9F953#page-1 article HIW (PREDYNASTIC) written by Thomas Hikade-UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, UC Los Angeles(with 18 referenced sources)(12-23-2010
2. Book: William Matthew Flinders Petrie, Arthur Cruttenden Mace . Diospolis Parva: The Cemeteries of Abadiyeh and Hu, 1898-9 . 1901 . Sold at the offices of the Egypt exploration fund [etc.] . unknown library . English.
3. http://www.classics.und.ac.za/Projects/pendlebury/sequence.htm Museum of Classical Archaeology, Memorial Tower Building, University of Natal (Durban)