Barkal Pyramid Extension — Additional Napatan Small Pyramid 17 m
Napatan (700 BCE annex)·Napatan·🇸🇩 Northern State, Barkal pyramid spur west, Sudan
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About Barkal Pyramid Extension — Additional Napatan Small Pyramid 17 m
Barkal annex surveyed.
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Why it mattersKey Napatan pyramid with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Astronomical alignment
- 02Function of enclosure
Theories
- 01Defensive stronghold
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. 700 BCE
- Period
- Napatan (700 BCE annex)
- Culture
- Napatan
- Purpose
- Small Barkal annex pyramid (12 m base) west of Jebel — Napatan annex
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1937
- Excavation
- Unexcavated
1990 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Barkal Pyramid Extension — Additional Napatan Small Pyramid 17 m
c. 700 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Barkal Pyramid Extension — Additional Napatan Small Pyramid 17 m
On the ground
Structures & features
18.5370° N · 31.8160° E · 320 m · 3 mapped features
Barkal Pyramid Extension — Additional Napatan Small Pyramid 17 m — Principal Pyramid
pyramidpyramid at Barkal Pyramid Extension — Additional Napatan Small Pyramid 17 m — outlier feature
18.5387° N · 31.8162° EBarkal Pyramid Extension — Additional Napatan Small Pyramid 17 m — Chamber Annex 2
chamberchamber at Barkal Pyramid Extension — Additional Napatan Small Pyramid 17 m — subsidiary complex
18.5364° N · 31.8173° EBarkal Pyramid Extension — Additional Napatan Small Pyramid 17 m — Causeway Annex 3
causewaycauseway at Barkal Pyramid Extension — Additional Napatan Small Pyramid 17 m — subsidiary complex
18.5368° N · 31.8156° E