Mural Hall Misc 53 — Egypt Region 5
Period Late Holocene·Regional culture Misc-Hydraulic·🇪🇬 Egypt Region 5, Egypt
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About Mural Hall Misc 53 — Egypt Region 5
Mural Hall Misc 53 — Egypt Region 5 in Egypt Region 5, Egypt is a Neolithic hydraulic with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
Why it mattersKey Regional culture Misc-Hydraulic hydraulic with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Astronomical alignment
- 02Trade network extent
Theories
- 01Defensive stronghold
- 02Seasonal gathering
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. 3200 BCE
- Period
- Period Late Holocene
- Culture
- Regional culture Misc-Hydraulic
- Purpose
- hydraulic ritual/settlement purpose for Misc-Hydraulic
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1868
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3200 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Mural Hall Misc 53 — Egypt Region 5
1950 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Mural Hall Misc 53 — Egypt Region 5
c. 200 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Mural Hall Misc 53 — Egypt Region 5
On the ground
Structures & features
7.2104° S · 81.3644° E · 1971 m · 3 mapped features
Mural Hall Misc 53 — Egypt Region 5 — Principal Cistern
cisterncistern at Mural Hall Misc 53 — Egypt Region 5 — hydraulic feature
7.2114° S · 81.3639° EMural Hall Misc 53 — Egypt Region 5 — Northern Aqueduct
aqueductaqueduct at Mural Hall Misc 53 — Egypt Region 5 — primary structure
7.2099° S · 81.3644° EMural Hall Misc 53 — Egypt Region 5 — Southern Dam
damdam at Mural Hall Misc 53 — Egypt Region 5 — subsidiary complex
7.2086° S · 81.3660° E