Inner Saqqara Hilltop North — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-44)
Neolithic (regional)·Neolithic·🇪🇬 Saqqara, Serapeum, Egypt
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About Inner Saqqara Hilltop North — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-44)
Inner Saqqara Hilltop North — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-44) at Saqqara, Serapeum, Egypt is a Neolithic (regional) underground city of the Neolithic tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for hilltop 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 mattersInner Saqqara Hilltop North — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-44) at Saqqara, Serapeum, Egypt is a Neolithic (regional) underground city of the Neolithic tradition, built
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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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic (regional)
- Culture
- Neolithic
- Purpose
- Hilltop and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Inner Saqqara Hilltop North — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-44)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Inner Saqqara Hilltop North — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-44)
On the ground
Structures & features
29.1116° N · 31.8468° E · 296 m · 3 mapped features
Inner Saqqara Hilltop North — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-44) Main Underground-City Feature
underground cityPrimary underground-city feature at Inner Saqqara Hilltop North — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-44) – central hilltop and associated settlement element with stratified deposits
29.1116° N · 31.8468° EInner Saqqara Hilltop North — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-44) Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Inner Saqqara Hilltop North — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-44) defining settlement or ritual space
29.1115° N · 31.8468° EInner Saqqara Hilltop North — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-44) Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Inner Saqqara Hilltop North — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-44) ceremonial landscape
29.1117° N · 31.8467° E