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Le Serapeum de Memphis
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Auguste Mariette's Le Serapeum de Memphis, published by F. Vieweg in 1882, is Mariette's own nineteenth century excavation report on the Serapeum at Saqqara, the underground burial complex of the sacred Apis bulls that Mariette himself rediscovered and excavated beginning in 1850. As the excavator's own primary report it is the correct source for what was actually found and recorded at the time of discovery. Its limit is that Mariette's excavation methods and records reflect the archaeological standards of his own period, well below modern standards, so a claim resting on precise stratigraphic or dating detail needs to be checked against later re-examination of the site.
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Auguste Mariette's Le Serapeum de Memphis, published by F. Vieweg in 1882, is Mariette's own nineteenth century excavation report, the primary record of the dig that first uncovered the site, treated at the top tier. NotesAuguste Mariette's own nineteenth century excavation report on the Serapeum of Memphis.
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AuthorAuguste Mariette
PublisherF. Vieweg
Publication Year1882
Source TypePrimary excavation report
Claims Backed By This Source (21 claims)
This source backs 21 claims across the atlas. As facts: 17 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sacred Sites, 12 claims: 8 well-attested, 2 holds, 2 general references.
- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
- Articles, 2 claims: 2 well-attested.
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