Kerma Eastern Cemetery Tumulus K.III
Kerma Classic (1750–1550 BCE)·Kerma culture (Upper Nubia)·🇸🇩 Northern State, Sudan
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About Kerma Eastern Cemetery Tumulus K.III
Kerma Eastern Cemetery Tumulus K.III in Northern State, Sudan is a Kerma Classic (1750–1550 BCE) tumulus attributed to Kerma culture (Upper Nubia). Royal tumulus K.III 90 m diameter with 400 sacrificial burials. Reisner: Kerma large tumuli K.III with corridor and chapel, 400 bucrania.
Why it mattersKey Kerma culture (Upper Nubia) centre in the Northern State
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronological seriation
- 02Trade network evidence
Theories
- 01Long-distance Indian Ocean trade
- 02Kushite royal succession
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. 1700 BCE
- Period
- Kerma Classic (1750–1550 BCE)
- Culture
- Kerma culture (Upper Nubia)
- Purpose
- Royal tumulus K.III 90 m diameter with 400 sacrificial burials
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1700 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Reisner/Kirkman survey
On the ground
Structures & features
19.6000° N · 30.4100° E · 250 m · 3 mapped features
Kerma Eastern Cemetery Tumulus K.III — Main Tumulus Cairn
tumulusEarthen tumulus mound
19.6001° N · 30.4101° EKerma Eastern Cemetery Tumulus K.III — Eastern Chapel
chapelMudbrick chapel east
19.5998° N · 30.4102° EKerma Eastern Cemetery Tumulus K.III — Sacrificial Corridor
corridorCorridor with bucrania
19.6004° N · 30.4098° E