Hillfort Dolmen
Hillfort
Middle Bronze Age (2100–1550 BCE)·Middle Bronze Age·🇪🇬 Aswan Governorate, Egypt
About
About Hillfort Dolmen
Hillfort Dolmen in Aswan Governorate, Egypt is a Middle Bronze Age (2100–1550 BCE) megalithic attributed to Middle Bronze Age culture. Systematically investigated through magnetometry and fieldwalking, it presents a central mound with necropolis. Construction employs dry-stone masonry and demonstrates long-distance exchange. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Middle Bronze Age megalithic with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Social hierarchy and elite control
- 02Cause of abandonment and collapse
Theories
- 01Trading entrepôt and regional hub
- 02Elite residence and administrative 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. 1805 BCE
- Period
- Middle Bronze Age (2100–1550 BCE)
- Culture
- Middle Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Ceremonial and settlement
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 1805 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 1531 BCE
Architectural refurbishment
c. 221 CE
Reoccupation and adaptation
1909
Rediscovery and systematic excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
25.2068° N · 32.5756° E · 2191 m · 4 mapped features
Rock Art Panel
altarAncillary field system associated with main monument
25.2089° N · 32.5733° EHydraulic Channel
templeOutlier feature with geoglyph
25.2052° N · 32.5759° EShrine
gatewayAncillary reservoir associated with main monument
25.2096° N · 32.5730° EHydraulic Channel 4
galleryPrimary megalithic at Hillfort Dolmen — platform mound
25.2043° N · 32.5775° E