Tarkhan

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ancient Egyptian cemetery archaeological site

Tarkhan is an ancient Egyptian cemetery site near modern Kafr Ammar, notable for its early dynastic tombs and rich archaeological finds.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Tarkhan rulers 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian cemetery ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
archaeologicalSignificance important for chronology of Early Dynastic Egypt ⓘ
key site for study of early Egyptian state formation ⓘ
source of early evidence for Egyptian textile production ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty 1st Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
2nd Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains cemetery of early dynastic tombs ⓘ
elite mastaba tombs ⓘ
simple pit graves ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
discoveredBy Flinders Petrie NERFINISHED ⓘ
excavatedBy British School of Archaeology in Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
Flinders Petrie NERFINISHED ⓘ
excavationStartDate 1911 ⓘ
1912 ⓘ
function burial ground ⓘ
necropolis ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Tarkhan cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tarkhan-Kafr Ammar NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEarliestBurialsFrom Naqada III period NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFind Tarkhan dress (c. 3000 BCE) NERFINISHED ⓘ
bead jewelry ⓘ
copper tools ⓘ
cosmetic palettes ⓘ
funerary equipment ⓘ
oldest known woven dress ⓘ
stone tools ⓘ
hasNearbySite Kafr Ammar NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor Tarkhan dress ⓘ
cylinder seals ⓘ
early Egyptian pottery assemblages ⓘ
early dynastic royal and elite burials ⓘ
early hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ
inscribed labels ⓘ
ivory objects ⓘ
rich archaeological finds ⓘ
stone vessels ⓘ
well-preserved textiles ⓘ
locatedIn Lower Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInGovernorate Giza Governorate (modern administrative region often cited) NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear Kafr Ammar NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn west bank of the Nile ⓘ
period Early Dynastic Period of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ka → hasArchaeologicalEvidenceAt → Tarkhan ⓘ
Tarkhan dynasty → usedTitle → Tarkhan ⓘ
necropolis of Makli Hill → hasTombOf → Tarkhan ⓘ
subject surface form: Necropolis of Makli Hill
this entity surface form: Tarkhan rulers