Naqada — South Town Buried Sector North (Qus, Egypt)
Naqada Buried N
Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇪🇬 Qena, Naqada South Town, Egypt
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About Naqada — South Town Buried Sector North (Qus, Egypt)
Naqada — South Town Buried Sector North (Qus, Egypt) in Qena, Naqada South Town, Egypt is a Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age. Systematic survey and LiDAR document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal necropolis and domestic quarter. Dimensions insula 28 × 42 m; street grid 120 m × 90 m; area 12.6 ha. Excavation buried; condition buried under 2–5 m alluvium/colluvium. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age buried-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 70 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Ritual landscape model
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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Buried urban quarter under later deposits
- Excavation
- Buried
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1061 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1883
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1446 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
25.9000° N · 32.7300° E · 70 m · 4 mapped features
- Buried Insula NorthinsulaBuried Insula North at Naqada — South Town Buried Sector North (Qus, Egypt) — insula with stratified deposits25.8985° N · 32.7322° E
- Street Grid SectorstreetStreet Grid Sector at Naqada — South Town Buried Sector North (Qus, Egypt) — street with stratified deposits25.8994° N · 32.7291° E
- Workshop TerraceworkshopWorkshop Terrace at Naqada — South Town Buried Sector North (Qus, Egypt) — workshop with stratified deposits25.9024° N · 32.7305° E
- Rampart SegmentrampartRampart Segment at Naqada — South Town Buried Sector North (Qus, Egypt) — rampart with stratified deposits25.8983° N · 32.7300° E
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