ARCHAEOLOGICAL
DISCOVERIES YEAR
1500 -1799 :
A Wikipedia Summary List
1
,1. Archaeological discoveries
with year of discovery missing
➢ Asa Koma
Link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asa_Koma
Summary :
Asa Koma, an inland lake area in Djibouti, is home to a
Neolithic cultural facies, similar to Wakrita. Excavations in
2005 identified abundant ceramics, confirming the
importance of fishing, bovine husbandry, and caprine
herding practices. Radiocarbon dating places this
occupation at the beginning of the 2nd millennium BC. The
pottery, characterized by punctate geometric designs, bears
similarities to Sabir culture phase 1 ceramics from Ma'layba.
Long-horned humpless cattle bones were also found at Asa Koma.
➢ Behbeit El Hagar
Link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behbeit_El_Hagar
Summary :
Behbeit El Hagar is an archaeological site in Lower Egypt
that houses the remains of an ancient Egyptian temple to
the goddess Isis, known as the Iseion. The temple was built
entirely of granite, unlike most Egyptian temples, which
were built primarily of limestone or sandstone. The site is
located in Gharbia Governorate, 7 kilometers northeast of
Sebennytos and 8 kilometers west of Mansoura. The Iseion was dedicated to Isis
in the Thirtieth Dynasty, paralleling Philae as Isis's main cult center in Upper
Egypt.
➢ Buto
Link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buto
Summary :
Buto, also known as Buto, was a city in the Nile Delta of
Egypt, located 95 km east of Alexandria. It was a sacred
site dedicated to the goddess Wadjet and was an important
cultural site during prehistoric Egypt. The Buto-Maadi
culture was the most important Lower Egyptian prehistoric
culture, dating
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,➢ C-Group culture
Link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-Group_culture
Summary :
The C-Group culture, a distinct Saharan pastoralist group,
is an archaeological culture found in Lower Nubia, dating
from around 2400 BCE to 1550 BCE. Named by George A.
Reisner, it emerged after the A-Group and B-Group
cultures and around the time of the Old Kingdom's end in
Ancient Egypt. The C-Group was farmers and semi-
nomadic herders, keeping large numbers of cattle in an area too arid for herding.
They were believed to be peaceful due to the lack of weapons in tombs, but found
daggers, short swords, and battle-axes in their graves. The C-Group was believed
to have evolved from the A/B-Group or was brought by invaders or migrants. The
C-Group merged with the Egyptians after the conquest of Nubia by Egypt under
Tuthmosis I in the late 16th century BCE.
➢ Cemetery GIS
Link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cemetery_GIS
Summary :
Cemetery GIS is a necropolis in the Giza Plateau, named after pyramid G I
(Khufu). Its tombs are located on the south side of the pyramid. The cemetery is
believed to be a continuation of the G7000 cemetery, postdating the construction
of mastaba G 7070 of Sneferukhaf. It contains several stone-built mastabas dating
back to the 6th Dynasty, including those of royal chamberlain Khaemnefert, King
Khufudjedef, and an official named Niankhre.
➢ Diy-Gid-Biy
Link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diy-Gid-Biy#cite_note-:3-7
Summary :
The Diy-Gid-Biy (DGB) sites are archaeological sites in northern Cameroon and
Nigeria, dating back to the 15th century AD. The site, named after the Mafa
language, features 16 sites spread over 25 km. The DGB sites are unique in their
dry stone architecture, consisting of terraces and platforms, stairs, and silos. The
walls were built using stones naturally lying around and carefully fitted together.
The sites were built in several phases by the original builders, who expanded the
sites. Some were later modified by the Mafa. The DGB sites are the only coherent
sites found in the Mandara Mountains, with most dating back to the 15th century.
Radiocarbon dating has determined that most sites were first constructed in the
15th century.
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, ➢ El Hawawish
Link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Hawawish
Summary :
El Hawawish is an ancient necropolis in the city of Akhmim,
located in the 9th Nome of Upper Egypt. It was dedicated
to the fertility and productivity god Min. The cemetery
houses tombs from the Old Kingdom and First Intermediate
Period. The excavation was conducted by an Australian
archaeological team.
➢ Gemellae
Link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemellae
Summary :
Gemellae was a Roman fort and camp on the Sahara Desert in Algeria,
connected by military Roman road to Castellum Dimmidi and Capsa. It was a
fortification before the Romans arrived, with inscriptions indicating the presence of
an oppidum during Lucius Cornelius Balbus' victory over the Garamantes of the
Sahara in 19 BC. The Romans occupied the site and made it one of the
southernmost outposts, marking the limes or boundary of the Roman Empire. The
earliest epigraph retrieved from the site is an inscription for a statue of Emperor
Hadrian in 126 AD, by a cohors equitata (equestrian regiment) originating from
Chalcis in Syria. The establishment of the fort and surrounding settlement is likely
linked to the construction of the Fossatum Africae. No Christian artefacts have
been recovered, so there is no current archaeological evidence for a Byzantine
presence. Gemellae has now been reclaimed by the desert, and its remains are
known locally as al-Qasba (casbah, exactly a fort).
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DISCOVERIES YEAR
1500 -1799 :
A Wikipedia Summary List
1
,1. Archaeological discoveries
with year of discovery missing
➢ Asa Koma
Link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asa_Koma
Summary :
Asa Koma, an inland lake area in Djibouti, is home to a
Neolithic cultural facies, similar to Wakrita. Excavations in
2005 identified abundant ceramics, confirming the
importance of fishing, bovine husbandry, and caprine
herding practices. Radiocarbon dating places this
occupation at the beginning of the 2nd millennium BC. The
pottery, characterized by punctate geometric designs, bears
similarities to Sabir culture phase 1 ceramics from Ma'layba.
Long-horned humpless cattle bones were also found at Asa Koma.
➢ Behbeit El Hagar
Link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behbeit_El_Hagar
Summary :
Behbeit El Hagar is an archaeological site in Lower Egypt
that houses the remains of an ancient Egyptian temple to
the goddess Isis, known as the Iseion. The temple was built
entirely of granite, unlike most Egyptian temples, which
were built primarily of limestone or sandstone. The site is
located in Gharbia Governorate, 7 kilometers northeast of
Sebennytos and 8 kilometers west of Mansoura. The Iseion was dedicated to Isis
in the Thirtieth Dynasty, paralleling Philae as Isis's main cult center in Upper
Egypt.
➢ Buto
Link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buto
Summary :
Buto, also known as Buto, was a city in the Nile Delta of
Egypt, located 95 km east of Alexandria. It was a sacred
site dedicated to the goddess Wadjet and was an important
cultural site during prehistoric Egypt. The Buto-Maadi
culture was the most important Lower Egyptian prehistoric
culture, dating
1
,➢ C-Group culture
Link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-Group_culture
Summary :
The C-Group culture, a distinct Saharan pastoralist group,
is an archaeological culture found in Lower Nubia, dating
from around 2400 BCE to 1550 BCE. Named by George A.
Reisner, it emerged after the A-Group and B-Group
cultures and around the time of the Old Kingdom's end in
Ancient Egypt. The C-Group was farmers and semi-
nomadic herders, keeping large numbers of cattle in an area too arid for herding.
They were believed to be peaceful due to the lack of weapons in tombs, but found
daggers, short swords, and battle-axes in their graves. The C-Group was believed
to have evolved from the A/B-Group or was brought by invaders or migrants. The
C-Group merged with the Egyptians after the conquest of Nubia by Egypt under
Tuthmosis I in the late 16th century BCE.
➢ Cemetery GIS
Link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cemetery_GIS
Summary :
Cemetery GIS is a necropolis in the Giza Plateau, named after pyramid G I
(Khufu). Its tombs are located on the south side of the pyramid. The cemetery is
believed to be a continuation of the G7000 cemetery, postdating the construction
of mastaba G 7070 of Sneferukhaf. It contains several stone-built mastabas dating
back to the 6th Dynasty, including those of royal chamberlain Khaemnefert, King
Khufudjedef, and an official named Niankhre.
➢ Diy-Gid-Biy
Link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diy-Gid-Biy#cite_note-:3-7
Summary :
The Diy-Gid-Biy (DGB) sites are archaeological sites in northern Cameroon and
Nigeria, dating back to the 15th century AD. The site, named after the Mafa
language, features 16 sites spread over 25 km. The DGB sites are unique in their
dry stone architecture, consisting of terraces and platforms, stairs, and silos. The
walls were built using stones naturally lying around and carefully fitted together.
The sites were built in several phases by the original builders, who expanded the
sites. Some were later modified by the Mafa. The DGB sites are the only coherent
sites found in the Mandara Mountains, with most dating back to the 15th century.
Radiocarbon dating has determined that most sites were first constructed in the
15th century.
2
, ➢ El Hawawish
Link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Hawawish
Summary :
El Hawawish is an ancient necropolis in the city of Akhmim,
located in the 9th Nome of Upper Egypt. It was dedicated
to the fertility and productivity god Min. The cemetery
houses tombs from the Old Kingdom and First Intermediate
Period. The excavation was conducted by an Australian
archaeological team.
➢ Gemellae
Link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemellae
Summary :
Gemellae was a Roman fort and camp on the Sahara Desert in Algeria,
connected by military Roman road to Castellum Dimmidi and Capsa. It was a
fortification before the Romans arrived, with inscriptions indicating the presence of
an oppidum during Lucius Cornelius Balbus' victory over the Garamantes of the
Sahara in 19 BC. The Romans occupied the site and made it one of the
southernmost outposts, marking the limes or boundary of the Roman Empire. The
earliest epigraph retrieved from the site is an inscription for a statue of Emperor
Hadrian in 126 AD, by a cohors equitata (equestrian regiment) originating from
Chalcis in Syria. The establishment of the fort and surrounding settlement is likely
linked to the construction of the Fossatum Africae. No Christian artefacts have
been recovered, so there is no current archaeological evidence for a Byzantine
presence. Gemellae has now been reclaimed by the desert, and its remains are
known locally as al-Qasba (casbah, exactly a fort).
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