Elkab Rock Tomb 8 West Wall
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇪🇬 Luxor, Elkab, Egypt
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About Elkab Rock Tomb 8 West Wall
Elkab Rock Tomb 8 West Wall in Luxor, Elkab, Egypt is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal walled area 12 ha and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 25.1180N 32.7980E controls access to Luxor resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient city for Luxor, Elkab, illustrating Bronze Age construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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. 2800 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Regional urban centre controlling trade and administration
- Rediscovered
- 1965 survey
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction of Elkab Rock Tomb 8 West Wall main structure
c. 1905
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1965–2010
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Elkab Rock Tomb 8 West Wall) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
25.1180° N · 32.7980° E · 115 m · 3 mapped features
Elkab Rock Tomb 8 West Wall — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient city — Walled area 12 ha with diagnostic masonry/panel
25.1188° N · 32.7989° EElkab Rock Tomb 8 West Wall — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
25.1170° N · 32.7973° EElkab Rock Tomb 8 West Wall — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
25.1195° N · 32.7992° E