Hierakonpolis Locality HK6 Tomb 72
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇪🇬 Luxor, Hierakonpolis, Egypt
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About Hierakonpolis Locality HK6 Tomb 72
Hierakonpolis Locality HK6 Tomb 72 in Luxor, Hierakonpolis, 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 25.0970N 32.7780E 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, Hierakonpolis, 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
- 1963 survey
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction of Hierakonpolis Locality HK6 Tomb 72 main structure
c. 1903
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1963–2008
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Hierakonpolis Locality HK6 Tomb 72) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
25.0970° N · 32.7780° E · 101 m · 3 mapped features
Hierakonpolis Locality HK6 Tomb 72 — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient city — Walled area 12 ha with diagnostic masonry/panel
25.0978° N · 32.7789° EHierakonpolis Locality HK6 Tomb 72 — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
25.0960° N · 32.7773° EHierakonpolis Locality HK6 Tomb 72 — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
25.0985° N · 32.7792° E