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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

  1. 01Chronology and phasing
  2. 02Landscape function

Theories

  1. 01Ceremonial centre
  2. 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
  1. c. 200 CE

    Initial construction / first occupation at Little Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-27)

  2. 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

    structure

    Primary 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° E
  • Little Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-27) Secondary Enclosure

    enclosure

    Ancillary enclosure/wall line at Little Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-27) defining settlement or ritual space

    29.8629° N · 30.5817° E
  • Little Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-27) Outlier Rock Art Panel

    rock art

    Outlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Little Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-27) ceremonial landscape

    29.8631° N · 30.5815° E
  • Little Saqqara Platform A — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-27) Reservoir Cistern

    hydraulic

    Rock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management

    29.8628° N · 30.5815° E

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