Tepe Sialk Platform A — Saqqara (Saqqara)
Tepe Sialk Platform A Site
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE)·Classical·🇪🇬 Saqqara, Egypt
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About Tepe Sialk Platform A — Saqqara (Saqqara)
Tepe Sialk Platform A in Saqqara, Egypt is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) megalithic attributed to Classical 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 Classical site illustrating Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) megalithic traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Tepe Sialk Platform A
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Classical
- 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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Early Medieval (500–1000 CE)
- Culture
- Classical
- Purpose
- Funerary and ritual complex
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
29.8523° N · 31.0123° E · 657 m · 3 mapped features
Tepe Sialk Platform A — Principal Feature
structurePrimary megalithic feature at Tepe Sialk Platform A
29.8531° N · 31.0131° ETepe Sialk Platform A — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Tepe Sialk Platform A
29.8516° N · 31.0117° ETepe Sialk Platform A — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Tepe Sialk Platform A
29.8534° N · 31.0113° E