Little Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-27)
Bronze Age (regional)·Bronze Age·🇪🇬 Saqqara, Serapeum, Egypt
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About Little Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-27)
Little Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-27) at Saqqara, Serapeum, Egypt is a Bronze Age (regional) ancient city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 200 CE for platform and associated settlement. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersLittle Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-27) at Saqqara, Serapeum, Egypt is a Bronze Age (regional) ancient city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 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. 200 CE
- Period
- Bronze Age (regional)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Platform and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 200 CE
Initial construction / first occupation at Little Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-27)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Little Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-27)
On the ground
Structures & features
29.8629° N · 30.5816° E · 31 m · 4 mapped features
Little Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-27) Main Ancient-City Feature
structurePrimary ancient-city feature at Little Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-27) – central platform and associated settlement element with stratified deposits
29.8630° N · 30.5816° ELittle Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-27) Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Little Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-27) defining settlement or ritual space
29.8629° N · 30.5817° ELittle Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-27) Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Little Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-27) ceremonial landscape
29.8631° N · 30.5815° ELittle Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-27) Reservoir Cistern
hydraulicRock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management
29.8628° N · 30.5815° E