Eastern Luxor Village West — Luxor, Thebes (53-41)
Iron Age (regional)·Iron Age·🇪🇬 Luxor, Thebes, Egypt
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About Eastern Luxor Village West — Luxor, Thebes (53-41)
Eastern Luxor Village West — Luxor, Thebes (53-41) at Luxor, Thebes, Egypt is a Iron Age (regional) tell of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 400 BCE for village 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 Luxor Village West — Luxor, Thebes (53-41) at Luxor, Thebes, Egypt is a Iron Age (regional) tell of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 400 BCE for village
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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. 400 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age (regional)
- Culture
- Iron Age
- Purpose
- Village and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 400 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Eastern Luxor Village West — Luxor, Thebes (53-41)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Eastern Luxor Village West — Luxor, Thebes (53-41)
On the ground
Structures & features
25.9154° N · 33.4291° E · 410 m · 4 mapped features
Eastern Luxor Village West — Luxor, Thebes (53-41) Main Tell Feature
tellPrimary tell feature at Eastern Luxor Village West — Luxor, Thebes (53-41) – central village and associated settlement element with stratified deposits
25.9155° N · 33.4292° EEastern Luxor Village West — Luxor, Thebes (53-41) Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Eastern Luxor Village West — Luxor, Thebes (53-41) defining settlement or ritual space
25.9154° N · 33.4292° EEastern Luxor Village West — Luxor, Thebes (53-41) Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Eastern Luxor Village West — Luxor, Thebes (53-41) ceremonial landscape
25.9156° N · 33.4291° EEastern Luxor Village West — Luxor, Thebes (53-41) Reservoir Cistern
hydraulicRock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management
25.9153° N · 33.4291° E