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<< Text Pages >> Qubbet el-Hawa - Chambered Tomb in Egypt in Upper Egypt (South)

Submitted by Andy B on Sunday, 03 February 2013  Page Views: 2599

Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Qubbet el-Hawa Alternative Name: Princes's Tomb
Country: Egypt Region: Upper Egypt (South) Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Aswan
Latitude: 24.088900N  Longitude: 32.899700E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
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3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
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no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Chambered Tomb in Upper Egypt (South)

A line of fourty tombs in a cliff face, "The Princes's Tombs date mainly from the Old Kingdom [from 2250BC] which provide important details of the lives of officials at this time — including the tomb of Harkhuf. There are a few later tombs, from the Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom." - Wikipedia

This location also provides a good view of Aswan across the Nile.

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Note: Stunning face hidden for thousands of years: Wooden sarcophagus is unearthed at Egypt. See comment.
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Rock-art from the 4th millennium BC found near Aswan by Andy B on Thursday, 11 April 2019
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Rock-art from the 4th millennium BC found near Aswan
Posted on March 24, 2017

Egyptologists at the University of Bonn discovered rock art from the 4th millennium BC during an excavation at a necropolis near Aswan in Egypt. The images were engraved into the rock in the form of small dots and show hunting scenes like those found in shamanic depictions. They may represent a link between the Neolithic period and Ancient Egyptian culture. The discovery earned the scientists the award for one of the current ten most important archaeological discoveries in Egypt from the Minister of Antiquities in Cairo.

For more than 100 years, Qubbet el-Hawa (English: hill of wind) has been a magnet for archaeology. Over 80 burial mounds have been uncovered on the hill near Aswan during countless excavations. The history of this necropolis for the provincial capital Elephantine extends from around 2200 to the 4th century BC. It was an important trading base for Egyptians in Nubia, and their nobles were buried in the mounds. Prof. Elmar Edel from the University of Bonn investigated and documented the necropolis from 1959 to 1984. “The majority of the objects in the Egyptian Museum in Bonn come from these field campaigns,” reports Prof. Ludwig Morenz, who heads Egyptology at the Bonn alma mater.

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Stunning face hidden for thousands of years: Wooden sarcophagus is unearthed at Egypt by bat400 on Tuesday, 05 February 2013
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Encased in soil, this extraordinarily delicate face emerges into the sun for the first time in thousands of years.

The wooden sarcophagus was unearthed by archaeologists at the necropolis of Qubbet el-Hawa in Aswan, Egypt. Believed to contain the body of a person of some rank, it boasts extraordinarily delicate features, well-preserved by the sands of time.

The piece was found by a team from the University of Jaen, in Spain, who have been carrying out digs at the site since 2008. Since starting a fresh excavation in January, they have also discovered 20 mummies and uncovered a tomb dating from around 1830BC.

The dig is being led by Professor Alejandro Jiménez Serrano, who is working alongside 16 staff from Jaen, as well as universities in Granada and London.

He said that his team came from a number of different disciplines which allowed a broad focus. It had also allowed them 'to develop new techniques such as RTI or scanning in 3D which helps read hieroglyphic texts with greater accuracy,' he added.

Thanks to Andy B for the link. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2102035/Wooden-sarcophagus-dug-Aswan-tombs-Qubbet-el-Hawa.html#ixzz2K3N1vo9t.
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