El-Kab — Rock Tombs West Wall Niche
El Kab W Niche
Bronze to Iron Age (2000 BCE–300 CE)·Rock-cut tradition·🇪🇬 Aswan, El-Kab, Egypt
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About El-Kab — Rock Tombs West Wall Niche
El-Kab — Rock Tombs West Wall Niche in Aswan, El-Kab, Egypt is a Bronze to Iron Age (2000 BCE–300 CE) rock_cut attributed to Rock-cut tradition. Systematic survey and coring document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal platform and ancillary settlement. Dimensions 437m × 28m; area 6.3 ha. Excavation excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Rock-cut tradition rock_cut with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 70 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 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. 600 BCE
- Period
- Bronze to Iron Age (2000 BCE–300 CE)
- Culture
- Rock-cut tradition
- Purpose
- Rock-cut tomb and sanctuary
- Rediscovered
- 1980
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 600 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1120 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1948
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1518 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
25.1200° N · 32.8000° E · 70 m · 3 mapped features
- Principal MonumentstructurePrincipal Monument at El-Kab — Rock Tombs West Wall Niche — structure with stratified deposits25.1196° N · 32.7981° E
- Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary Complex at El-Kab — Rock Tombs West Wall Niche — complex with stratified deposits25.1220° N · 32.8012° E
- Outlier FeatureoutlierOutlier Feature at El-Kab — Rock Tombs West Wall Niche — outlier with stratified deposits25.1197° N · 32.7999° E
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