Qasr el-Sagha — Ancillary Temple Basin North (Fayum, Egypt)
QasrSagha Basin N
Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE)·Hydraulic culture·🇪🇬 Fayum, Qasr el-Sagha, Egypt
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About Qasr el-Sagha — Ancillary Temple Basin North (Fayum, Egypt)
Qasr el-Sagha — Ancillary Temple Basin North (Fayum, Egypt) in Fayum, Qasr el-Sagha, Egypt is a Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE) hydraulic attributed to Hydraulic culture. Systematic survey and magnetometry document radiocarbon sequence. The site includes a principal enclosure and workshop area. Dimensions canal 450 m long × 3.5 m wide; reservoir 52 m × 38 m; area 29.7 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition partially preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Hydraulic culture hydraulic with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 20 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 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. 1500 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE)
- Culture
- Hydraulic culture
- Purpose
- Water management and hydraulic engineering
- Rediscovered
- 1998
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 891 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1910
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
On the ground
Structures & features
29.6000° N · 30.6800° E · 20 m · 3 mapped features
Main Canal Channel
canalMain Canal Channel at Qasr el-Sagha — Ancillary Temple Basin North (Fayum, Egypt) — canal with stratified deposits
29.5985° N · 30.6813° EReservoir Basin
reservoirReservoir Basin at Qasr el-Sagha — Ancillary Temple Basin North (Fayum, Egypt) — reservoir with stratified deposits
29.6008° N · 30.6776° ERegulator Gate
gateRegulator Gate at Qasr el-Sagha — Ancillary Temple Basin North (Fayum, Egypt) — gate with stratified deposits
29.6006° N · 30.6789° E