Ballana
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Ballana is an important archaeological site in Lower Nubia known for its rich group of royal tumulus graves from the post-Meroitic period.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient cemetery
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Qustul ⓘ |
| chronology | late 4th century CE to 6th century CE ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culture | post-Meroitic Nubian culture ⓘ |
| discoveredDuring |
Aswan Low Dam
ⓘ
surface form:
Aswan Low Dam salvage excavations
|
| excavatedBy | Walter Bryan Emery ⓘ |
| excavationEnd | 1934 ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 1931 ⓘ |
| findsDistributedTo |
British Museum
ⓘ
Egyptian Museum ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian Museum in Cairo
Nubian Museum ⓘ
surface form:
Nubian Museum in Aswan
|
| hasArchaeologicalPeriod | post-Meroitic period ⓘ |
| hasBurialType |
multiple-chamber tombs
ⓘ
shaft graves ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceFor |
continuity after fall of Meroë
ⓘ
early Christian-era transition in Nubia ⓘ elite Nubian material culture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
chamber tombs beneath tumuli
ⓘ
horse and camel burials ⓘ large earthen tumuli over graves ⓘ rich grave goods ⓘ |
| hasGraveGoods |
ceramics
ⓘ
glass vessels ⓘ imported luxury items ⓘ jewellery ⓘ metal vessels ⓘ saddlery and harness fittings ⓘ weapons ⓘ |
| hasType | tumulus cemetery ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
cemetery of local Nubian rulers
ⓘ
royal burial ground ⓘ |
| knownFor |
rich group of burials
ⓘ
royal tumulus graves ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lower Nubia ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Second Cataract of the Nile ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west bank of the Nile ⓘ |
| partOf | Ballana–Qustul cemetery complex ⓘ |
| region | Nubia ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Kingdom of Nobatia ⓘ |
| significance |
important for understanding early medieval Nubian kingdoms
ⓘ
key site for study of post-Meroitic Nubia ⓘ |
| submergedBy | Lake Nasser ⓘ |
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