Abstract

MARCONETTO, María Bernarda. Temples and hands. Fertility, archaeology and community in Luxor (Arab republic of Egypt). Rev. Mus. Antropol. [online]. 2021, vol.14, n.1, pp.143-154. ISSN 1852-060X.  http://dx.doi.org/http://doi.org/10.31048/1852.4826.v14.n1.29089.

Abstract Between the walls, the chambers or the monumental columns of hypostyle halls of the Egyptian temples, among thousands of hieroglyphs, gods, pharaohs, royal families and priests, there are also some stories that should be told. Around these monumental spaces, there are alternative narratives and practices to the globalized patrimonialization and classical Egyptology . I will explore a special link between the contemporary population and the p haraonic archaeological sites of Upper Egypt. I will focus on a particular type of trace, the obscuring of some representations and hieroglyphic signs as a result of repeated hand contact. I will discuss the possibility that knowledge dispersed by an Egyptology that has been around for centuries can be captured and re-signified around powerful issues for local communities, such as life-giving , fertility and the place of women.

Keywords : Heritage; Archaeology; Egypt; Women; Fertility.

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