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Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean

Remarkable botanical remains from a new foundation deposit in the Hathor shrine of Tuthmosis III at Deir el-Bahari

2018, 27, No. 2

Nathalie Beaux

Collège de france; Institut francais d'archeologie orientale, Associate researcher

College de France; Institute francais d'archeologie orientale, Associate researcher

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0013.3197

Publication date

21.12.2018

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CC BY 4.0 Int.

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Humanities

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archeology

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English

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Abstract

Numerous botanical remains have been found in a recently discovered foundation deposit of Tuthmosis III, in his Hathor shrine at Deir el-Bahari. Identification of 12 plants (cereals, fruits, branches and leaves) is proposed and the exceptional diversity of such finds is considered in relation to the known botanical finds from foundation deposits prior to Tuthmosis III.

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