Sukuh Pyramid Temple
Sukuh Pyramid Temple Site
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)·Medieval·🇪🇬 Giza Plateau, Egypt
About
About Sukuh Pyramid Temple
Sukuh Pyramid Temple in Giza Plateau, Egypt is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) earthwork attributed to Medieval culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Medieval site illustrating Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) earthwork traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Sukuh Pyramid Temple
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Medieval
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
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. 800 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Medieval
- Purpose
- Agricultural and hydraulic centre
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 800 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
30.5057° N · 31.2456° E · 507 m · 3 mapped features
Sukuh Pyramid Temple — Principal Feature
structurePrimary earthwork feature at Sukuh Pyramid Temple
30.5065° N · 31.2464° ESukuh Pyramid Temple — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Sukuh Pyramid Temple
30.5050° N · 31.2450° ESukuh Pyramid Temple — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Sukuh Pyramid Temple
30.5068° N · 31.2446° E