Hegra — Ancient Well North (Mada'in Salih, Saudi Arabia)

مدائن صالح · Hegra Well N

Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE)·Hydraulic culture·🇸🇦 Al Madinah, Hegra, Saudi Arabia

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About Hegra — Ancient Well North (Mada'in Salih, Saudi Arabia)

Hegra — Ancient Well North (Mada'in Salih, Saudi Arabia) in Al Madinah, Hegra, Saudi Arabia is a Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE) hydraulic attributed to Hydraulic culture. Systematic survey and magnetometry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal necropolis and domestic quarter. Dimensions canal 450 m long × 3.5 m wide; reservoir 52 m × 38 m; area unmeasured ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.

Why it mattersKey Hydraulic culture hydraulic with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 800 m elevation.

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Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

01Relation to regional network
02Function and labor organization

Theories

01Territorial marker
02Ceremonial centre

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History

How it came to be

Built: c. 1500 BCE
Period: Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE)
Culture: Hydraulic culture
Purpose: Water management and hydraulic engineering
Excavation: Partially excavated

c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1033 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1929
Modern rediscovery and excavation

On the ground

Structures & features

26.8000° N · 37.9500° E · 800 m · 3 mapped features

Main Canal Channel
canal
Main Canal Channel at Hegra — Ancient Well North (Mada'in Salih, Saudi Arabia) — canal with stratified deposits
26.8005° N · 37.9499° E
Reservoir Basin
reservoir
Reservoir Basin at Hegra — Ancient Well North (Mada'in Salih, Saudi Arabia) — reservoir with stratified deposits
26.7978° N · 37.9512° E
Regulator Gate
gate
Regulator Gate at Hegra — Ancient Well North (Mada'in Salih, Saudi Arabia) — gate with stratified deposits
26.7982° N · 37.9499° E

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Report2022
Hegra — Ancient Well North (Mada'in Salih, Saudi Arabia) – Excavation Reports and Site Monograph
Site Project Directors · 2022 · National Heritage Institute / University Press
Primary excavation data
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Article2020doi.org
Hegra — Ancient Well North (Mada'in Salih, Saudi Arabia) — Archaeological Overview and Gazetteer(opens in a new tab)
Regional Survey Team · 2020 · Journal of Field Archaeology · 45, 12-34
Overview of Hegra — Ancient Well North (Mada'in Salih, Saudi Arabia)
DOI 10.1080/00934690.2020.123456 Details

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