ETHNOARCHAEOLOGY AS A TOOL FOR A HOLISTIC UNDERSTANDING OF MUDBRICK DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE IN ANCIENT EGYPT

Abstract

The aim of this article is to offer an overview of doctoral research recently completed (Correas-Amador, 2013) and present a summary of results obtained. The research focused on an ethnoarchaeological study of ancient Egyptian mudbrick houses, from the Old Kingdom period to the Third Intermediate Period (c. 2575-664 BC), using both survey and interview data from modern mudbrick houses in different areas of rural Egypt. A series of key variables were extracted from this study, which were tested on ancient remains and articulated into a rationale for the analysis and interpretation of ancient Egyptian mudbrick houses.