Qustul

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Qustul is an archaeological site in Lower Nubia known for its early Nubian A-Group culture and richly decorated royal tombs.


Statements (31)
Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient settlement
archaeological site
affectedBy Aswan High Dam
associatedWith Egyptian Predynastic iconography
early Nubian kingship
country Egypt
culture A-Group
discoveredInContextOf UNESCO Nubia Campaign
excavatedBy Bruce Williams
Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
hasArchaeologicalFeature cemetery
royal tombs
tumuli
hasArchaeologicalFind cylinder seals
decorated pottery
incense burner with royal iconography
ivory artifacts
stone vessels
knownFor Nubian A-Group culture
early Nubian elite burials
richly decorated royal tombs
locatedIn Lower Nubia
Nubia
locatedNear Nile River
period Early Bronze Age
Predynastic period
region southern Egypt
significance evidence for complex Nubian polities
evidence for early royal symbolism in Nubia
insight into Nubia–Egypt interactions in Predynastic times
submergedBy Lake Nasser

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Ballana
associatedWith
Lower Nubia
hasMajorSite

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