Hierakonpolis — Buried Necropolis HK43 (Nekhen, Egypt)
HK43 Buried
Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇪🇬 Aswan, Hierakonpolis, HK43, Egypt
About
About Hierakonpolis — Buried Necropolis HK43 (Nekhen, Egypt)
Hierakonpolis — Buried Necropolis HK43 (Nekhen, Egypt) in Aswan, Hierakonpolis, HK43, Egypt is a Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age. Systematic survey and coring document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and domestic quarter. Dimensions insula 28 × 42 m; street grid 120 m × 90 m; area 3.2 ha. Excavation buried; condition buried under 2–5 m alluvium/colluvium. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age buried-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 70 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Ceremonial centre
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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Buried urban quarter under later deposits
- Rediscovered
- 1889
- Excavation
- Buried
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1188 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1909
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
On the ground
Structures & features
25.0900° N · 32.7800° E · 70 m · 3 mapped features
Buried Insula North
insulaBuried Insula North at Hierakonpolis — Buried Necropolis HK43 (Nekhen, Egypt) — insula with stratified deposits
25.0891° N · 32.7794° EStreet Grid Sector
streetStreet Grid Sector at Hierakonpolis — Buried Necropolis HK43 (Nekhen, Egypt) — street with stratified deposits
25.0907° N · 32.7795° EWorkshop Terrace
workshopWorkshop Terrace at Hierakonpolis — Buried Necropolis HK43 (Nekhen, Egypt) — workshop with stratified deposits
25.0901° N · 32.7790° E