Eastern Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-35)
Medieval (regional)·Medieval·🇪🇬 Saqqara, Serapeum, Egypt
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About Eastern Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-35)
Eastern Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-35) at Saqqara, Serapeum, Egypt is a Medieval (regional) underground city of the Medieval tradition, built c. 400 BCE for platform and associated settlement. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersEastern Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-35) at Saqqara, Serapeum, Egypt is a Medieval (regional) underground city of the Medieval tradition, built c.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 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. 400 BCE
- Period
- Medieval (regional)
- Culture
- Medieval
- Purpose
- Platform and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 400 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Eastern Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-35)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Eastern Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-35)
On the ground
Structures & features
29.8679° N · 31.2420° E · 254 m · 3 mapped features
- Eastern Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-35) Main Underground-City Featureunderground cityPrimary underground-city feature at Eastern Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-35) – central platform and associated settlement element with stratified deposits29.8680° N · 31.2420° E
- Eastern Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-35) Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Eastern Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-35) defining settlement or ritual space29.8678° N · 31.2421° E
- Eastern Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-35) Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Eastern Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-35) ceremonial landscape29.8680° N · 31.2419° E
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