Zawyet el-Aryan
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Zawyet el-Aryan is an archaeological site in Lower Egypt notable for its unfinished Old Kingdom pyramids and tombs, particularly from the 3rd Dynasty.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zawyet El Aryan | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian site
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEpoch | Old Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Alessandro Barsanti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Giovanni Vassalli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationStartCentury |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| hasAccessRestriction | partly within military zone ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalStatus |
incompletely documented
ⓘ
partially excavated ⓘ |
| hasChronologicalRange |
Early Old Kingdom
ⓘ
possibly late 3rd Dynasty ⓘ |
| hasDynastyAssociation |
3rd Dynasty of Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
4th Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMaterialEvidence |
limestone masonry
ⓘ
mudbrick structures ⓘ stone sarcophagi ⓘ |
| hasNearbySite |
Abu Sir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Giza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
3rd Dynasty monuments
ⓘ
Old Kingdom tombs ⓘ unfinished pyramids ⓘ |
| hasPyramid |
Layer Pyramid
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Unfinished Northern Pyramid of Zawyet el-Aryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResearchIssue | limited modern archaeological access ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Layer Pyramid
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Unfinished Northern Pyramid of Zawyet el-Aryan NERFINISHED ⓘ mastaba tombs ⓘ rock-cut tombs ⓘ |
| hasTopography | desert plateau ⓘ |
| hasUnfinishedMonument |
Layer Pyramid
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Unfinished Northern Pyramid of Zawyet el-Aryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
enigmatic pyramid substructures
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royal and elite burials ⓘ unfinished Old Kingdom pyramids ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Abu Sir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Giza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Giza Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Giza Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Memphis necropolis region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfMajorActivity | Old Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Zawyet El Aryan