Wadi al-Jarf — Harbour North Ancillary Gallery (Suez, Egypt)
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Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE)·Hydraulic culture·🇪🇬 Suez, Wadi al-Jarf, Egypt
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About Wadi al-Jarf — Harbour North Ancillary Gallery (Suez, Egypt)
Wadi al-Jarf — Harbour North Ancillary Gallery (Suez, Egypt) in Suez, Wadi al-Jarf, Egypt is a Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE) hydraulic attributed to Hydraulic culture. Systematic survey and magnetometry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal necropolis and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions canal 450 m long × 3.5 m wide; reservoir 52 m × 38 m; area 23.4 ha. Excavation unexcavated; condition partially preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Hydraulic culture hydraulic with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 10 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Relation to regional network
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. 1500 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE)
- Culture
- Hydraulic culture
- Purpose
- Water management and hydraulic engineering
- Rediscovered
- 1889
- Excavation
- Unexcavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1004 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1903
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
29.0000° N · 32.6000° E · 10 m · 3 mapped features
Main Canal Channel
canalMain Canal Channel at Wadi al-Jarf — Harbour North Ancillary Gallery (Suez, Egypt) — canal with stratified deposits
29.0010° N · 32.6019° EReservoir Basin
reservoirReservoir Basin at Wadi al-Jarf — Harbour North Ancillary Gallery (Suez, Egypt) — reservoir with stratified deposits
29.0008° N · 32.6018° ERegulator Gate
gateRegulator Gate at Wadi al-Jarf — Harbour North Ancillary Gallery (Suez, Egypt) — gate with stratified deposits
29.0013° N · 32.5994° E