Beneath the Mountain-of-Anubis: Ancient Egypt's first hidden royal tomb

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The work at South Abydos, Egypt, revealed that the subterranean tomb of Senworset III was built at the foot of a prominent, pyramidal peak, named the 'Mountain-of-Anubis' by the Egyptians, in the desert cliffs of Abydos. The design of the tomb and the manner in which it relates to the Mountain-of-Anubis, the conceptual anchor of the mortuary complex, provide important clues for understanding Middle Kingdom ideas about the royal afterlife.

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Echoes of power: The Mayor's House of ancient Wah-Sut

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The Mayor's House, the focus of social and economic interaction in ancient Egypt was first discovered in 1994 during the course of excavations carried on to the South of Senwosret III's mortuary temple. The palatial proportions of the Mayor's House, also known as Wah-Sut, reveal that the structure was clearly designed to impress and would have provided an imposing sight on the landscape.

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Egypt's late middle kingdom in microcosm

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The structure of a royal mortuary complex named Enduring-Are-the-Places-of-Khakaure-True-of-Voice-in-Abydos, erected on virgin land to the south of the traditional center of Abydos, Egypt, is described. The mortuary complex, designed as a comprehensive, semiautonomous center for the cult of the deceased pharaoh, provides an example of Middle Kingdom state-planning at its finest.

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