Hierakonpolis — Locality 6 Ancillary Ceremonial Enclosure (Kom el-Ahmar)
HK6 Enclosure
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze Age urban·🇪🇬 Aswan, Hierakonpolis, Kom el-Ahmar, Egypt
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About Hierakonpolis — Locality 6 Ancillary Ceremonial Enclosure (Kom el-Ahmar)
Hierakonpolis — Locality 6 Ancillary Ceremonial Enclosure (Kom el-Ahmar) in Aswan, Hierakonpolis, Kom el-Ahmar, Egypt is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age urban. Systematic survey and coring document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal platform and ancillary settlement. Dimensions city wall circuit 1.2 km; area 18 ha; area 17.2 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age urban ancient-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 70 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Construction technique
Theories
- 01Elite residence hypothesis
- 02Territorial marker
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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age urban
- Purpose
- Urban centre with palace and temple precinct
- Rediscovered
- 1953
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 918 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1887
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
25.1000° N · 32.7800° E · 70 m · 3 mapped features
Principal Monument
structurePrincipal Monument at Hierakonpolis — Locality 6 Ancillary Ceremonial Enclosure (Kom el-Ahmar) — structure with stratified deposits
25.0978° N · 32.7820° EAncillary Complex
complexAncillary Complex at Hierakonpolis — Locality 6 Ancillary Ceremonial Enclosure (Kom el-Ahmar) — complex with stratified deposits
25.0996° N · 32.7799° EOutlier Feature
outlierOutlier Feature at Hierakonpolis — Locality 6 Ancillary Ceremonial Enclosure (Kom el-Ahmar) — outlier with stratified deposits
25.1000° N · 32.7822° E