Sinai turquoise mines
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The Sinai turquoise mines are ancient mining sites on the Sinai Peninsula that were extensively exploited by early Egyptian pharaohs for turquoise and copper extraction.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ancient mining site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Egyptian turquoise trade
ⓘ
development of early mining technology in Egypt ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Hathor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ |
| controlledBy | central Egyptian administration ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| evidenceOf |
organized state-sponsored expeditions
ⓘ
royal expeditions recorded by cartouches ⓘ seasonal mining campaigns ⓘ |
| exploitedBy |
ancient Egyptians
ⓘ
early Egyptian pharaohs ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | sandstone and limestone formations ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalEvidenceOf |
hieroglyphic inscriptions
ⓘ
miners’ settlements ⓘ rock reliefs ⓘ temple structures ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ancient shafts and galleries
ⓘ
inscribed stelae ⓘ stone huts and shelters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important archaeological heritage of Egypt ⓘ |
| knownSince | 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Sinai Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialExtracted |
copper
ⓘ
turquoise ⓘ |
| modernDisciplineStudying |
Egyptology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
archaeology ⓘ economic history of ancient Egypt ⓘ |
| nearSite |
Serabit el-Khadim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wadi Maghara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Egyptian mining operations in Sinai ⓘ |
| periodOfUse |
Early Dynastic Period of Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southwestern Sinai ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
source of copper ore for ancient Egypt
ⓘ
source of semi-precious stones for ancient Egypt ⓘ |
| transportRouteTo | Nile Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
inlay in royal and religious objects
ⓘ
production of amulets ⓘ production of jewelry ⓘ |
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