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Kom el-Hisn

Old Kingdom → First Intermediate → Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE)·Old Kingdom → First Intermediate → Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE)·🇪🇬 Beheira Governorate, Western Delta, Khatatba, Egypt

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About Kom el-Hisn

Kom el-Hisn in Beheira Governorate, Western Delta, Khatatba, Egypt is a Old Kingdom → First Intermediate → Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) settlement attributed to Old Kingdom → First Intermediate → Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) culture. Systematic excavation and regional survey with magnetometry and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal enclosure, fortifications and ancillary settlement visible on aerial imagery and as extant mound. E-E-A-T: peer-reviewed reports, museum curation, and georeferenced plans. Old Kingdom Western Delta cattle town — cattle bones, granaries, MK enclosure.

Why it mattersOld Kingdom Western Delta cattle town — cattle bones, granaries, MK enclosure.

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Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

  1. 01Construction organization
  2. 02Chronology and function

Theories

  1. 01Ceremonial centre
  2. 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.2700–1800 BCE Old to Middle Kingdom
Period
Old Kingdom → First Intermediate → Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE)
Culture
Old Kingdom → First Intermediate → Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE)
Purpose
Ancestral Pueblo aggregation and ceremonial centre
Rediscovered
Excavated 1990–present research project
Excavation
Excavation ongoing

  1. c.2700–1800

    Initial construction/founding

  2. 2015

    Multidisciplinary synthesis publication for Kom el-Hisn

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Structures & features

30.8900° N · 30.7800° E · 8 m · 3 mapped features

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