Mareotis — Qanat Ancillary Shaft North (Alexandria, Egypt)
Mareotis Shaft N
Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE)·Hydraulic culture·🇪🇬 Alexandria, Mareotis, Burg el-Arab, Egypt
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About Mareotis — Qanat Ancillary Shaft North (Alexandria, Egypt)
Mareotis — Qanat Ancillary Shaft North (Alexandria, Egypt) in Alexandria, Mareotis, Burg el-Arab, Egypt is a Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE) hydraulic attributed to Hydraulic culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal platform and workshop area. Dimensions canal 450 m long × 3.5 m wide; reservoir 52 m × 38 m; area 22.1 ha. Excavation excavated; condition buried. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Hydraulic culture hydraulic with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 10 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Elite residence hypothesis
- 02Ritual landscape model
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. 1500 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE)
- Culture
- Hydraulic culture
- Purpose
- Water management and hydraulic engineering
- Rediscovered
- 1963
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 895 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1911
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1536 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
30.9100° N · 29.5600° E · 10 m · 4 mapped features
Main Canal Channel
canalMain Canal Channel at Mareotis — Qanat Ancillary Shaft North (Alexandria, Egypt) — canal with stratified deposits
30.9117° N · 29.5615° EReservoir Basin
reservoirReservoir Basin at Mareotis — Qanat Ancillary Shaft North (Alexandria, Egypt) — reservoir with stratified deposits
30.9117° N · 29.5586° ERegulator Gate
gateRegulator Gate at Mareotis — Qanat Ancillary Shaft North (Alexandria, Egypt) — gate with stratified deposits
30.9122° N · 29.5602° EAqueduct Pier
aqueductAqueduct Pier at Mareotis — Qanat Ancillary Shaft North (Alexandria, Egypt) — aqueduct with stratified deposits
30.9120° N · 29.5604° E