Tell el-Dab'a — Palace F Ancillary Garden (Avaris)
تل الضبعة · Dab'a Garden
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze Age urban·🇪🇬 Sharqia, Tell el-Dab'a, Egypt
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About Tell el-Dab'a — Palace F Ancillary Garden (Avaris)
Tell el-Dab'a — Palace F Ancillary Garden (Avaris) in Sharqia, Tell el-Dab'a, Egypt is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age urban. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal citadel and domestic quarter. Dimensions city wall circuit 1.2 km; area 18 ha; area 9.8 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age urban ancient-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 5 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Elite residence hypothesis
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
- Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age urban
- Purpose
- Urban centre with palace and temple precinct
- Rediscovered
- 1934
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1009 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1898
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
30.7900° N · 31.8200° E · 5 m · 3 mapped features
Principal Monument
structurePrincipal Monument at Tell el-Dab'a — Palace F Ancillary Garden (Avaris) — structure with stratified deposits
30.7898° N · 31.8187° EAncillary Complex
complexAncillary Complex at Tell el-Dab'a — Palace F Ancillary Garden (Avaris) — complex with stratified deposits
30.7904° N · 31.8207° EOutlier Feature
outlierOutlier Feature at Tell el-Dab'a — Palace F Ancillary Garden (Avaris) — outlier with stratified deposits
30.7879° N · 31.8198° E