Recent Archaeological work at South Saqqara- Djedkare's Necropolis
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Date: Saturday 10^th October 2026 @ 2pm
By Professor Hana Vymazalová
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Abstract

Following the documentation and consolidation work at Djedkare's pyramid complex, the Djedkare Project mission has turned to fieldwork in previously unexplored areas of the South Saqqara necropolis. Several tombs of members of the royal family have been discovered and documented, shedding new light on Djedkare's family. The architecture of these tombs, together with the surviving remains of their decoration, greatly contribute to our understanding of how funerary concepts and practices changed during the late Fifth Dynasty.

Biography

Hana Vymazalová is Professor of Egyptology at Charles University, Prague. Her main research focuses on the royal funerary cults of the Old Kingdom, and she also studies ancient Egyptian mathematics and medicine. She has extensive experience in archaeological fieldwork and documentation in Egypt, and is a member of the Djedkare Project mission at South Saqqara and of the Czech archaeological mission at Abusir.