Lower Saqqara Necropolis East — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-32)
Early Historic (regional)·Early Historic·🇪🇬 Saqqara, Serapeum, Egypt
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About Lower Saqqara Necropolis East — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-32)
Lower Saqqara Necropolis East — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-32) at Saqqara, Serapeum, Egypt is a Early Historic (regional) underground city of the Early Historic tradition, built c. 400 BCE for necropolis 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 mattersLower Saqqara Necropolis East — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-32) at Saqqara, Serapeum, Egypt is a Early Historic (regional) underground city of the Early Historic trad
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
- Early Historic (regional)
- Culture
- Early Historic
- Purpose
- Necropolis and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 400 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Lower Saqqara Necropolis East — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-32)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Lower Saqqara Necropolis East — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-32)
On the ground
Structures & features
29.6191° N · 31.9576° E · 288 m · 3 mapped features
- Lower Saqqara Necropolis East — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-32) Main Underground-City Featureunderground cityPrimary underground-city feature at Lower Saqqara Necropolis East — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-32) – central necropolis and associated settlement element with stratified deposits29.6191° N · 31.9577° E
- Lower Saqqara Necropolis East — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-32) Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Lower Saqqara Necropolis East — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-32) defining settlement or ritual space29.6190° N · 31.9577° E
- Lower Saqqara Necropolis East — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-32) Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Lower Saqqara Necropolis East — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-32) ceremonial landscape29.6192° N · 31.9576° E