Eastern Giza Reservoir Inner — Giza (56-49)
Bronze Age (regional)·Bronze Age·🇪🇬 Giza, Egypt
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About Eastern Giza Reservoir Inner — Giza (56-49)
Eastern Giza Reservoir Inner — Giza (56-49) at Giza, Egypt is a Bronze Age (regional) megalithic of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 3000 BCE for reservoir and associated settlement. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersEastern Giza Reservoir Inner — Giza (56-49) at Giza, Egypt is a Bronze Age (regional) megalithic of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 3000 BCE for reservoir an
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (regional)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Reservoir and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Eastern Giza Reservoir Inner — Giza (56-49)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Eastern Giza Reservoir Inner — Giza (56-49)
On the ground
Structures & features
30.3114° N · 31.4750° E · 228 m · 3 mapped features
Eastern Giza Reservoir Inner — Giza (56-49) Main Megalithic Feature
megalithicPrimary megalithic feature at Eastern Giza Reservoir Inner — Giza (56-49) – central reservoir and associated settlement element with stratified deposits
30.3115° N · 31.4751° EEastern Giza Reservoir Inner — Giza (56-49) Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Eastern Giza Reservoir Inner — Giza (56-49) defining settlement or ritual space
30.3113° N · 31.4751° EEastern Giza Reservoir Inner — Giza (56-49) Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Eastern Giza Reservoir Inner — Giza (56-49) ceremonial landscape
30.3115° N · 31.4750° E