Kôm el-Khilgan. La nécropole prédynastique. FIFAO 87. Océanie sculptures et assemblages réalisés dans

sculptures et assemblages réalisés dans le milieu asilaire

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Beauty perceptible in a creation where an intimate relationship between man and his environment develops

he also allowed himself to be inspired by poetry and music

Kôm el-Khilgan. La nécropole prédynastique. FIFAO 87. Océanie sculptures et assemblages réalisés dansThe predynastic necropolis of Kom el Khilgan (eastern Delta) was the subject of four excavation campaigns, from 2002 to 2005, as part of the IFAO projects. Several test pits were carried out, which revealed a funerary complex of great interest for better understanding the major cultural changes that occurred in Egypt during the 4th millennium . Two hundred and thirty nine tombs were excavated, which clearly present two different complexes in terms of