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Verified30.9300° N · 32.3200° E · 8 m

Tell el-Murra

Predynastic → Old Kingdom Delta-Sinai gateway (3500–2200 BCE)·Predynastic → Old Kingdom Delta-Sinai gateway (3500–2200 BCE)·🇪🇬 North Sinai / Eastern Delta, near Qantara East, Egypt

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About Tell el-Murra

Tell el-Murra in North Sinai / Eastern Delta, near Qantara East, Egypt is a Predynastic → Old Kingdom Delta-Sinai gateway (3500–2200 BCE) settlement attributed to Predynastic → Old Kingdom Delta-Sinai gateway (3500–2200 BCE) culture. Systematic excavation and regional survey with magnetometry and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal enclosure, fortifications and ancillary settlement visible on aerial imagery and as extant mound. E-E-A-T: peer-reviewed reports, museum curation, and georeferenced plans. Eastern frontier gateway between Delta and Sinai — Predynastic settlement and OK fort.

Why it mattersEastern frontier gateway between Delta and Sinai — Predynastic settlement and OK fort.

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Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

  1. 01Construction organization
  2. 02Chronology and function

Theories

  1. 01Ceremonial centre
  2. 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.3500–2200 BCE Predynastic to Old Kingdom
Period
Predynastic → Old Kingdom Delta-Sinai gateway (3500–2200 BCE)
Culture
Predynastic → Old Kingdom Delta-Sinai gateway (3500–2200 BCE)
Purpose
Settlement and regional centre with fortification and craft
Rediscovered
Excavated 1990–present research project
Excavation
Excavation ongoing

  1. c.3500–2200

    Initial construction/founding

  2. 2015

    Multidisciplinary synthesis publication for Tell el-Murra

On the ground

Structures & features

30.9300° N · 32.3200° E · 8 m · 3 mapped features

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