New Luxor Hilltop Inner — Luxor, Thebes (53-23)
Chalcolithic (regional)·Chalcolithic·🇪🇬 Luxor, Thebes, Egypt
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About New Luxor Hilltop Inner — Luxor, Thebes (53-23)
New Luxor Hilltop Inner — Luxor, Thebes (53-23) at Luxor, Thebes, Egypt is a Chalcolithic (regional) tell of the Chalcolithic tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for hilltop 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 mattersNew Luxor Hilltop Inner — Luxor, Thebes (53-23) at Luxor, Thebes, Egypt is a Chalcolithic (regional) tell of the Chalcolithic tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for h
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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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic (regional)
- Culture
- Chalcolithic
- Purpose
- Hilltop and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at New Luxor Hilltop Inner — Luxor, Thebes (53-23)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at New Luxor Hilltop Inner — Luxor, Thebes (53-23)
On the ground
Structures & features
25.3695° N · 33.3130° E · 329 m · 3 mapped features
New Luxor Hilltop Inner — Luxor, Thebes (53-23) Main Tell Feature
tellPrimary tell feature at New Luxor Hilltop Inner — Luxor, Thebes (53-23) – central hilltop and associated settlement element with stratified deposits
25.3695° N · 33.3130° ENew Luxor Hilltop Inner — Luxor, Thebes (53-23) Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at New Luxor Hilltop Inner — Luxor, Thebes (53-23) defining settlement or ritual space
25.3694° N · 33.3130° ENew Luxor Hilltop Inner — Luxor, Thebes (53-23) Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to New Luxor Hilltop Inner — Luxor, Thebes (53-23) ceremonial landscape
25.3696° N · 33.3129° E