Derr — Buried Temple North Ancillary Pylon (Nubia, Border)
Derr Pylon N
Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇪🇬 Aswan, Derr, New Derr, Egypt
About
About Derr — Buried Temple North Ancillary Pylon (Nubia, Border)
Derr — Buried Temple North Ancillary Pylon (Nubia, Border) in Aswan, Derr, New Derr, Egypt is a Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal citadel and domestic quarter. Dimensions insula 28 × 42 m; street grid 120 m × 90 m; area 27.2 ha. Excavation buried; condition buried under 2–5 m alluvium/colluvium. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age buried-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 180 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Elite residence hypothesis
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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Buried urban quarter under later deposits
- Rediscovered
- 1967
- Excavation
- Buried
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 923 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1956
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
22.7300° N · 32.2600° E · 180 m · 3 mapped features
Buried Insula North
insulaBuried Insula North at Derr — Buried Temple North Ancillary Pylon (Nubia, Border) — insula with stratified deposits
22.7305° N · 32.2596° EStreet Grid Sector
streetStreet Grid Sector at Derr — Buried Temple North Ancillary Pylon (Nubia, Border) — street with stratified deposits
22.7303° N · 32.2610° EWorkshop Terrace
workshopWorkshop Terrace at Derr — Buried Temple North Ancillary Pylon (Nubia, Border) — workshop with stratified deposits
22.7314° N · 32.2614° E