Zawyet el-Aryan necropolis
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Zawyet el-Aryan necropolis is an ancient Egyptian burial site near Giza notable for its unfinished pyramids and tombs dating mainly to the Old Kingdom.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian necropolis
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty |
Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Third Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToCulture | ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | early Old Kingdom development of pyramids ⓘ |
| constructionTechnique | stone masonry ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Egyptian funerary practices ⓘ |
| era | 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Alessandro Barsanti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Giovanni Vassalli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationStart | early 20th century ⓘ |
| function | burial ground ⓘ |
| hasAccessRestriction | partly within military zone ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
mastaba tombs
ⓘ
rock-cut tombs ⓘ unfinished pyramids ⓘ |
| hasPeriod |
Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Layer Pyramid
ⓘ
Unfinished Pyramid of Zawyet el-Aryan NERFINISHED ⓘ burial chambers ⓘ shaft tombs ⓘ subterranean galleries ⓘ |
| hasUncertainAttribution |
Layer Pyramid
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Unfinished Pyramid of Zawyet el-Aryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageType | archaeological heritage ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Giza Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Giza Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west bank of the Nile ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| nearbySite |
Abu Rawash
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Giza necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ Saqqara necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large vertical shafts
ⓘ
subterranean corridors ⓘ unfinished royal pyramid complexes ⓘ |
| partOf | Memphis necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| possibleOwner | pharaoh Khaba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfUse | mainly Old Kingdom ⓘ |
| topography | desert plateau ⓘ |
| usedFor |
elite burials
ⓘ
royal funerary monuments ⓘ |
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