Mausoleum of Halicarnassus — North Frieze Predicted (Bodrum)

Why it mattersKey Old–New Kingdom Egyptian tomb with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 20 m elevation.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 2600 BCE

Period

Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE)

Culture

Old–New Kingdom Egyptian

Purpose

Royal tomb and funerary complex

Excavation

Unexcavated

1. c. 2600 BCE

   Initial construction / foundation

2. c. 817 BCE

   Major refurbishment / second phase

3. 1915

   Modern rediscovery and excavation

4. c. 1578 CE

   Abandonment

• Burial Chamber

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  Burial Chamber at Mausoleum of Halicarnassus — North Frieze Predicted (Bodrum) — chamber with stratified deposits

  37.0389° N · 27.4178° E

• Offering Chapel

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  Offering Chapel at Mausoleum of Halicarnassus — North Frieze Predicted (Bodrum) — chapel with stratified deposits

  37.0404° N · 27.4176° E

• Shaft Entrance

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  Shaft Entrance at Mausoleum of Halicarnassus — North Frieze Predicted (Bodrum) — shaft with stratified deposits

  37.0411° N · 27.4199° E

• Antechamber

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  Antechamber at Mausoleum of Halicarnassus — North Frieze Predicted (Bodrum) — antechamber with stratified deposits

  37.0405° N · 27.4198° E