A Hippo Hip and and an Olive Pit

Author(s): Mark Lehner

Year: 2024

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Breaking the Mold: A Consideration of the Impacts and Legacies of Richard W. Redding" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

How Richard Redding's identification of a hippopotamus hip bone catalyzed a rethinking of the Heit el-Ghurab site of 4th Dynasty (ca. 2500 BCE) settlement at the Giza Pyramids, and how central authorities mobilized and organized labor for building pyramids.

Cite this Record

A Hippo Hip and and an Olive Pit. Mark Lehner. Presented at The 89th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. 2024 ( tDAR id: 498792)

Spatial Coverage

min long: 24.653; min lat: 21.861 ; max long: 36.87; max lat: 32.769 ;

Record Identifiers

Abstract Id(s): 39164.0