The A-Group Cemetery at Tunqala West *

Abstract

Evidence for A-Group tomb superstructures is exceedingly rare and only one cemetery has ever shown definitive proof that such monuments existed, that of Tunqala West. Located during the UNESCO international rescue campaign of 1961, only one tomb from this cemetery was ever published. Although this tomb was the best preserved, it did not possess some features seen elsewhere in the cemetery, such as evidence for dedicated offering places above ground. The remaining tombs are presented here for the first time together with a discussion of the significance of the site in light of 50 further years of research since the cemetery was discovered.