Nekhen

GPTKB entity

Statements (85)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ancient_city
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Hierakonpolis
gptkbp:animalBurials gptkb:livestock
gptkb:Baboon
Crocodiles
Dogs
Elephants
Hippopotamuses
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite Yes
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Upper_Egypt
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Frederick_W._Green
gptkb:James_Quibell
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Temple_of_Horus
gptkb:Narmer_Palette
gptkbp:governorate gptkb:Aswan_Governorate
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nekhen
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Upper_Egypt
gptkbp:locatedNear gptkb:Nile_River
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Horus
gptkbp:modernLocation Near El-Kab, Egypt
gptkbp:notableBuilding Industrial area
Animal burial area
Elite cemetery
Fortified enclosure
Large mudbrick temple
Settlement area
gptkbp:notableFinds Ceramic vessels
Wall paintings
Decorated pottery
Early tombs
Ivory statuettes
Maceheads
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:jewelry
gptkb:Scorpion_Macehead
gptkb:embroidery
gptkb:Narmer_Palette
Shell ornaments
Cylinder seals
Amulets
Bone tools
Wall paintings
Arrowheads
Bone pins
Ceramic masks
Copper adzes
Copper awls
Copper axes
Copper bracelets
Copper chisels
Copper daggers
Copper earrings
Copper fishhooks
Copper knives
Copper mirrors
Copper needles
Copper pendants
Copper pins
Copper razors
Copper rings
Copper spearheads
Copper tools
Copper tweezers
Cosmetic palettes
Decorated pottery
Flint knives
Ivory combs
Ivory figurines
Maceheads
Palette fragments
Pottery figurines
Pottery jars
Shell beads
Stone beads
Stone bowls
Stone maceheads
Stone palettes
Stone vessels
gptkbp:periodOfSignificance gptkb:Predynastic_Egypt
gptkb:Early_Dynastic_Period
gptkbp:periodsOfOccupation c. 4000 BCE – 1000 BCE
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list Yes
gptkbp:website gptkb:HK
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Horus
gptkb:Hierakonpolis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5