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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Gerzeh cemetery Alternative Name: Girza, Jirzah, Tomb 80, Tomb 67, Tomb 105, Tomb 205Country: Egypt Region: Upper Egypt (South) Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: al-Girza
Latitude: 29.450000N Longitude: 31.200000E
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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At the beginning of 1911 Gerald Wainwright was working for Flanders Petrie, helping excavate the tomb area north of Meydum Near the village of Gerzeh he found a cemetery with many intact tombs from the Pre-Dynastic era. It was particularly the middle years of this period – c. 3600-3300 BC – which were represented, and Petrie, accordingly, called the period Gerzean. The finds from Gerzeh were of great interest since it was the first time that finds from this period had been made so far north in Egypt.
The tombs were principally rectangular or oval graves. The burial lay in the foetal position, surrounded by grave-goods: jars of pottery or stone, together with, in certain cases, strings of beads made of semi-precious stones and faience. The jars were filled with, or represented, food drink and fragrant ointments and oils. Many of the tombs contained small, miniature stone jars
The Gerzean is the second of three phases of the Naqada Culture, and so is called Naqada II. It is preceded by the Amratian (Naqada I) and followed by the Protodynastic or Semainian (Naqada III).
For more on the Gerzeh culture see Wikipedia, for more on the various tombs of the cemetary see Digital Egypt. Info also sourced also from the Pitrie project.
NOTE: Although we have listed as a 'barrow' cemetery, there are not any significant above ground barrows as far as we know.
Note: Predynastic Egyptians accessorised with iron beads made from meteorites
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