Chambered Cairn Hill Africa 114 — Egypt Region 6
Period Iron Age·Regional culture Africa-Tumulus·🇪🇬 Egypt Region 6, Egypt
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About Chambered Cairn Hill Africa 114 — Egypt Region 6
Chambered Cairn Hill Africa 114 — Egypt Region 6 in Egypt Region 6, Egypt is a Neolithic tumulus with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing. Recorded context — Period: Period Iron Age; Culture: Regional culture Africa-Tumulus; Field status: partially excavated; Materials: sandstone, plaster; Condition: ruins.
Why it mattersKey Regional culture Africa-Tumulus tumulus with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization
- 02Function of enclosure
Theories
- 01Elite residence
- 02Territorial marker
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. 200 CE
- Period
- Period Iron Age
- Culture
- Regional culture Africa-Tumulus
- Purpose
- tumulus ritual/settlement purpose for Africa-Tumulus
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1875
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 200 CE
Initial construction / first occupation at Chambered Cairn Hill Africa 114 — Egypt Region 6
c. 400 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Chambered Cairn Hill Africa 114 — Egypt Region 6
1890 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Chambered Cairn Hill Africa 114 — Egypt Region 6
On the ground
Structures & features
31.0136° S · 13.9152° E · 651 m · 4 mapped features
- Chambered Cairn Hill Africa 114 — Egypt Region 6 — Principal Chamberchamberchamber at Chambered Cairn Hill Africa 114 — Egypt Region 6 — subsidiary complex31.0123° S · 13.9156° E
- Chambered Cairn Hill Africa 114 — Egypt Region 6 — Dromos Annex 2dromosdromos at Chambered Cairn Hill Africa 114 — Egypt Region 6 — primary structure31.0137° S · 13.9156° E
- Chambered Cairn Hill Africa 114 — Egypt Region 6 — Southern Moundmoundmound at Chambered Cairn Hill Africa 114 — Egypt Region 6 — primary structure31.0153° S · 13.9158° E
- Chambered Cairn Hill Africa 114 — Egypt Region 6 — Eastern Chamberchamberchamber at Chambered Cairn Hill Africa 114 — Egypt Region 6 — hydraulic feature31.0120° S · 13.9163° E