Bimini Inlet Stone Wall Extension
Bimini Inlet Stone Wall Extension Site
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE)·Iron Age·🇪🇬 Alexandria Coast, Egypt
About
About Bimini Inlet Stone Wall Extension
Bimini Inlet Stone Wall Extension in Alexandria Coast, Egypt is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) ancient village attributed to Iron Age culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Iron Age site illustrating Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) ancient-village traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Bimini Inlet Stone Wall Extension
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Iron Age
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
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. 500 CE
- Period
- Early Medieval (500–1000 CE)
- Culture
- Iron Age
- Purpose
- Funerary and ritual complex
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 500 CE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
30.8587° N · 29.4153° E · 98 m · 3 mapped features
- Bimini Inlet Stone Wall Extension — Principal FeaturestructurePrimary ancient-village feature at Bimini Inlet Stone Wall Extension30.8595° N · 29.4161° E
- Bimini Inlet Stone Wall Extension — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary complex at Bimini Inlet Stone Wall Extension30.8580° N · 29.4147° E
- Bimini Inlet Stone Wall Extension — Outlierrock artOutlier at Bimini Inlet Stone Wall Extension30.8598° N · 29.4143° E