Gebel Ramlah Cemetery Area A Burial 22
Gebel Ramlah Cemetery Area A Burial 22 North Annex · Gebel Site
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇪🇬 New Valley, Gebel Ramlah, Egypt
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About Gebel Ramlah Cemetery Area A Burial 22
Gebel Ramlah Cemetery Area A Burial 22 in New Valley, Gebel Ramlah, 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 22.5120N 30.7150E controls access to New Valley 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 New Valley, Gebel Ramlah, 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
- 1962 survey
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction of Gebel Ramlah Cemetery Area A Burial 22 main structure
c. 1902
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1962–2007
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Gebel Ramlah Cemetery Area A Burial 22) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
22.5120° N · 30.7150° E · 94 m · 4 mapped features
Gebel Ramlah Cemetery Area A Burial 22 — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient city — Walled area 12 ha with diagnostic masonry/panel
22.5128° N · 30.7159° EGebel Ramlah Cemetery Area A Burial 22 — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
22.5110° N · 30.7143° EGebel Ramlah Cemetery Area A Burial 22 — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
22.5135° N · 30.7162° EGebel Ramlah Cemetery Area A Burial 22 — Hydraulic/Cistern
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site
22.5104° N · 30.7139° E