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Mortuary Architecture

Mortuary Architecture is a genre of architectural construct specifically designed for the commemoration, ritual treatment, and interment of the dead, distinguished from other architectural forms by its explicit function in mediating funerary practices and beliefs surrounding the afterlife within ancient Egyptian society.

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162

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70

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2017–2026

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Publications

99

Mortuary practices: Their social, philosophical-religious, circumstantial, and physical determinants

Christopher Carr · Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory · 1995 · 300 citations

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The Historical Dimension in Mortuary Expressions of Status and Sentiment [and Comments and Reply]

Aubrey Cannon, Brad Bartel, Richard W. Bradley et al. · Current Anthropology · 1989 · 254 citations

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Tombs for the Living: Andean Mortuary Practices

Sarahh Scher · Ethnohistory · 2013 · 252 citations

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Mortuary variability: An archaeological investigation

Robert Chapman · Journal of Archaeological Science · 1985 · 181 citations

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Interacting with the dead: Perspectives on mortuary archaeology for the new millennium

Michelle Hamilton · American Journal of Physical Anthropology · 2006 · 177 citations

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Authors

162

  1. HW
    Howard Williams

    University of Chester, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 172 citations

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  2. LP
    Laura Preston

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 141 citations

    3

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  3. MW
    Michael W. Graves

    University of New Mexico, United States

    2 publications · 63 citations

    2

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  4. RC
    Robert Chapman

    South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, United States

    2 publications · 311 citations

    2

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  5. JT
    Jay T. Stock

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 123 citations

    2

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Institutions

70

  1. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    583 citations

  2. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    93 citations

  3. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    313 citations

  4. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    183 citations

  5. Western University

    London, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    35 citations

  6. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    58 citations

  7. University of Chester

    Chester, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    37 citations

  8. Mt. San Antonio College

    Walnut, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    177 citations

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Venues

  1. Cambridge Archaeological Journal

    5 publications · 127 citations

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 4 publications · 275 citations

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  3. Journal of Field Archaeology

    4 publications · 87 citations

    4

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  4. American Journal of Archaeology

    3 publications · 94 citations

    3

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  5. The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology

    3 publications · 64 citations

    3

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