Hawara Pyramid Labyrinth South Wing
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE)·Ancient Egyptian (Old Kingdom)·🇪🇬 Fayoum, Hawara, Egypt
About
About Hawara Pyramid Labyrinth South Wing
Hawara Pyramid Labyrinth South Wing in Fayoum, Hawara, Egypt is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) pyramid attributed to Ancient Egyptian (Old Kingdom). Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal base 95 × 95 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 29.2740N 30.8970E controls access to Fayoum resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey pyramid for Fayoum, Hawara, illustrating Ancient Egyptian (Old Kingdom) construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction logistics and labour organisation
- 02Astronomical orientation method
Theories
- 01Royal tomb with cult temple axis
- 02Experimental step before true pyramid
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. 2600–2500 BCE
- Period
- Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE)
- Culture
- Ancient Egyptian (Old Kingdom)
- Purpose
- Royal tomb and ceremonial platform embodying cosmology
- Rediscovered
- 1977 survey
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 2600–2500 BCE
Initial construction of Hawara Pyramid Labyrinth South Wing main structure
c. 1917
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1977–2007
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Hawara Pyramid Labyrinth South Wing) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
29.2740° N · 30.8970° E · 199 m · 3 mapped features
Hawara Pyramid Labyrinth South Wing — Main Structure
structurePrincipal pyramid — Base 95 × 95 m with diagnostic masonry/panel
29.2748° N · 30.8979° EHawara Pyramid Labyrinth South Wing — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
29.2730° N · 30.8963° EHawara Pyramid Labyrinth South Wing — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
29.2755° N · 30.8982° E