![]() House models and other comparanda were also used to learn more about the distribution of this very simple architectural type used by non-elite individuals. At Tell el-Daba itself, the bipartite ground plan exists from the Middle Kingdom onwards with a possible earlier tradition. These are known from at least the early Middle Kingdom onwards with a possible earlier tradition. While some of these houses are free standing, it is possible to find bipartite core-units, with one wide and one narrow room, embedded in other architectural assemblages in Egypt. The point of departure is the late Middle Kingdom settlement in Area A/II at Tell el-Daba, where a number of one and two room houses were excavated. Measurements as well as proportions are given as possible means for dating such dwellings. This type of domestic architecture consists exclusively of mud brick. Numerous examples of simple house ground plans of the late Middle Kingdom are discussed in this article and the line of development is traced as far as possible. The analysis of these structures and of the related finds could give a precious hint for the study of the interactions between Jericho and Egypt at the beginning of the Middle Bronze age. But another significant element is given by the structural typology of these graves: mudbrick built-up tombs are mostly unknown in Palestine, while they are widely used in the ‘hyksos’ capital of Avaris, modern Tell el-Dabᶜa, located in the eastern Nile delta. The position of these mudbrick tombs, probably located under the Middle Bronze age palace, denotes the high status of the buried. A relevant element is given by the built-up tombs on the tell itself: these burials were found in the Middle Bronze age levels of the Spring Hill and belongs to a very rare type in the funerary architecture of Palestine. During the first half of the 2nd millennium, the site provides clues for the existence of an elite class with strong links with Egypt. Set in a flourishing oasis near the Jordan River, of Tell es-Sultan, the Biblical Jericho, is one of the most unique cases of archaeological site which undergoes a continued and systematic study. It is the aim of this book to open the mind to the creativity manifest in material culture and to the human ingenuity which produced it. Beside a detailed introduction to the formation and current use of aspects of identity and cultural paradigms, with special regard to archaeology, concepts such as 'entanglement' and 'appropriation', and placement of fusions of material culture of various areas in the theoretical framework are introduced and discussed. The only organic remains which survive in the wet soil conditions are animal bones, whilst materials such as textiles, papyrus, basketry, leather and wood were not preserved. Tell el-Dabca provides exclusively material culture for interpretation including architectural remains, pottery, stone tools, a few stone vessel fragments and other rare items made of stone or shell. The assumed direct relationship between the ‘things’ used in daily life, and aspects of identity such as gender, age or ethnicity to name but a few, is challenged under consideration of post-colonial theories and critically applied to a case study in ancient Egypt. The book is devoted to a thorough theoretical discussion of the connection between identity and material culture which forms the backbone of archaeology. ![]()
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