Abydos Umm el-Qaab Tomb U-j Chamber 3
Abydos Umm el-Qaab Tomb U-j Chamber 3 North Annex · Abydos Site
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇪🇬 Sohag, Abydos, Egypt
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About Abydos Umm el-Qaab Tomb U-j Chamber 3
Abydos Umm el-Qaab Tomb U-j Chamber 3 in Sohag, Abydos, Egypt is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal walled area 12 ha and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 26.1850N 31.9080E controls access to Sohag resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient city for Sohag, Abydos, illustrating Bronze Age construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 2800 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Regional urban centre controlling trade and administration
- Rediscovered
- 1964 survey
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction of Abydos Umm el-Qaab Tomb U-j Chamber 3 main structure
c. 1904
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1964–2009
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Abydos Umm el-Qaab Tomb U-j Chamber 3) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
26.1850° N · 31.9080° E · 108 m · 4 mapped features
- Abydos Umm el-Qaab Tomb U-j Chamber 3 — Main StructurestructurePrincipal ancient city — Walled area 12 ha with diagnostic masonry/panel26.1858° N · 31.9089° E
- Abydos Umm el-Qaab Tomb U-j Chamber 3 — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature26.1840° N · 31.9073° E
- Abydos Umm el-Qaab Tomb U-j Chamber 3 — Peripheral FeatureoutlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial26.1865° N · 31.9092° E
- Abydos Umm el-Qaab Tomb U-j Chamber 3 — Hydraulic/CisternhydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site26.1834° N · 31.9069° E
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