Tell el-Amarna — North City Buried House N49.18 (Amarna)
Amarna N49
Neolithic to Chalcolithic (6000–3000 BCE)·Neolithic·🇪🇬 Minya, Amarna, North City, Egypt
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About Tell el-Amarna — North City Buried House N49.18 (Amarna)
Tell el-Amarna — North City Buried House N49.18 (Amarna) in Minya, Amarna, North City, Egypt is a Neolithic to Chalcolithic (6000–3000 BCE) ancient village attributed to Neolithic. Systematic survey and magnetometry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal platform and domestic quarter. Dimensions 349m × 164m; area 24.9 ha. Excavation excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Neolithic ancient-village with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 70 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Chronology and phasing
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. 5500 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic to Chalcolithic (6000–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Neolithic
- Purpose
- Settlement with domestic and craft quarters
- Rediscovered
- 1919
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 5500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 852 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1946
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
27.6600° N · 30.8900° E · 70 m · 3 mapped features
Principal Monument
structurePrincipal Monument at Tell el-Amarna — North City Buried House N49.18 (Amarna) — structure with stratified deposits
27.6593° N · 30.8893° EAncillary Complex
complexAncillary Complex at Tell el-Amarna — North City Buried House N49.18 (Amarna) — complex with stratified deposits
27.6579° N · 30.8892° EOutlier Feature
outlierOutlier Feature at Tell el-Amarna — North City Buried House N49.18 (Amarna) — outlier with stratified deposits
27.6578° N · 30.8895° E