Bokar Riade? Actually Bir el-Shaghala — Bahariya Greco-Roman Necropolis
Graeco-Roman (300 BCE–300 CE)·Egyptian Greco-Roman (Bahariya mummies)·🇪🇬 Giza Governorate, Egypt
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About Bokar Riade? Actually Bir el-Shaghala — Bahariya Greco-Roman Necropolis
Bokar Riade? Actually Bir el-Shaghala — Bahariya Greco-Roman Necropolis in Giza Governorate, Egypt is a Graeco-Roman (300 BCE–300 CE) rock_cut attributed to Egyptian Greco-Roman (Bahariya mummies). Greco-Roman necropolis with 105 gilded mummies (Valley of Golden Mummies) behind temple. Hawass 1999 Valley of Golden Mummies at Bahariya with gilded masks.
Why it mattersKey Egyptian Greco-Roman (Bahariya mummies) reference for transition
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Trade route evidence
- 02Neolithic origins
Theories
- 01Earliest farming model
- 02Desert port logistics
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. 300 BCE
- Period
- Graeco-Roman (300 BCE–300 CE)
- Culture
- Egyptian Greco-Roman (Bahariya mummies)
- Purpose
- Greco-Roman necropolis with 105 gilded mummies (Valley of Golden Mummies) behind temple
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 300 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1950 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
28.3500° N · 28.8600° E · 120 m · 4 mapped features
Bokar Riade? Actually Bir el-Shaghala — Bahariya Greco-Roman Necropolis — Cella/Shrine
shrineShrine
28.3501° N · 28.8601° EBokar Riade? Actually Bir el-Shaghala — Bahariya Greco-Roman Necropolis — Court
courtCourt
28.3498° N · 28.8602° EBokar Riade? Actually Bir el-Shaghala — Bahariya Greco-Roman Necropolis — Enclosure
enclosureEnclosure
28.3504° N · 28.8598° EBokar Riade? Actually Bir el-Shaghala — Bahariya Greco-Roman Necropolis — Substructure
subLower building
28.3496° N · 28.8599° E