The Central Field is located to the east of Khafre's causeway and extends to the pyramid town of Queen
Khentkaus I. One of the main excavators of the central field is
Selim Hassan.
[Porter, Bertha and Moss, Rosalind, Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs and Paintings Volume III: Memphis, Part I Abu Rawash to Abusir. 2nd edition (revised and augmented by Dr Jaromir Malek, 1974). Retrieved from gizapyramids.org] The central field is located at the site of some large stone quarries that provided the stones for the construction of the first two pyramids at Giza. Hence the tombs date to the later part of the
Fourth Dynasty and later. The tombs from the 4th Dynasty include those of queens
Persenet,
Khamerernebty II
Khamerernebty II was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 4th Dynasty. She was a daughter of Pharaoh Khafre and Queen Khamerernebty I. She married her brother Menkaure and she was the mother of Prince Khuenre.
Family
Khamerernebty II is said t ...
,
Rekhetre,
Khentkaus I and
Bunefer, as well as several royal sons.
4th Dynasty tombs
The tombs form the 4th Dynasty include several royal wives, sons and daughters.
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References
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