Saqqara: season 2017

Abstract

The western bank of the Dry Moat continued to be the main target of investigations in the 2017 field season, uncovering another section of the Upper Necropolis in front of Chapel 13 and exploring the burial chamber of Chapel 32 situated below that of Ikhi/Mery. The latter work resulted in the discovery of an intact burial of an anonymous Fifth Dynasty official. Conservation work remained an important part of the program.

Keywords

• West Saqqara
• Old Kingdom
• Upper Necropolis
• Dry Moat
• Step Pyramid
• Ikhi/Mery