The present volume reflects the work of the joint expedition of Cairo
University and Brown University to record and publish the tombs
uncovered on behalf of Cairo University by Prof. Abdel-Moneim Abu Bakr
from 1949 through 1953, but never published. The loss of field records
and lack of a map of the site meant that new, salvage excavation had to
be undertaken. A total of six seasons, from 2000-2006 resulted in the
clearing, remapping, and recording of the monuments in the cemetery. Abu
Bakr Cemetery is of particular interest because the majority of mastaba
tombs belong to relatively low-ranking individuals. Thus they have the
potential to she light on the social status of Egypt's working classes.