Hierakonpolis - Wikipedia
Nekhen (/ ˈ n ɛ k ə n /, Ancient Egyptian: nḫn), also known as Hierakonpolis (/ ˌ h aɪər ə ˈ k ɒ n p ə l ɪ s /; Greek: Ἱεράκων πόλις, romanized: Hierákōn pólis, meaning City of Hawks or City of Falcons, [2] [3] a reference to Horus; [4] Egyptian Arabic: الكوم الأحمر, romanized: el …
Hierakonpolis | Egypt, Map, & History | Britannica
Hierakonpolis, prehistoric royal residence of the kings of Upper Egypt and the most important site of the beginning of Egypt’s historical period. Evidence indicates a royal presence at Hierakonpolis, then called Nekhen, which enjoyed its period of greatest importance from about 3400 bce to the beginning of the Old Kingdom (about 2575).
Hierakonpolis (Egypt) - Largest Predynastic Community in Egypt
2019年12月8日 · Hierakonpolis, or "City of the Hawk," is the Greek name for the modern city of Kom el-Ahmar, known to its ancient residents as Nekhen. It is a large predynastic and later townsite located 70 miles (113 km) north of Aswan on a 1.5 km (.9 mi) stretch of the west bank of the Nile River in Upper Egypt.
Hierakonpolis Online - Home
Hierakonpolis, the City of the Hawk, ancient Egyptian Nekhen, is one of the most important archaeological sites for understanding the foundations of ancient Egyptian society. Best known as the home of the ceremonial Palette of Narmer, one of the first political documents in history, and attributed to the first king of the First Dynasty at about ...
Egyptian Settlements | Nekhen
Nekhen, also known as Hierakonpolis, was one of the most significant ancient Egyptian settlements, particularly during the Predynastic and Early Dynastic periods. Here's an overview: Nekhen/Hierakonpolis was located in Upper Egypt, near the modern town of Kom El Ahmar, about 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) north of Edfu.
Souls of Pe and Nekhen - Egypt Museum
Nekhen (Greek Hierakonpolis) was the Upper Egyptian center of the worship of the god Horus, whose successors the Egyptian kings were thought to be.
Hierakonpolis Online - Explore the Predynastic Settlement
The incredible diversity and sheer volume of Predynastic remains make Hierakonpolis a singularly unique phenomenon in Egypt. A site of many localities, each one has an interesting story to tell.
Hierakonpolis Online - Explore the Fort
Dominating the low desert of Hierakonpolis is an imposing, if enigmatic, structure built of sun dried mud-brick we call the “Fort”. Our only standing structure, it is also the oldest freestanding monumental mud-brick structure in the world and one of the earliest upstanding remnant of Egypt’s long and rich tradition of mud-brick ...
The Hierakonpolis Expedition - ARCE
Reviving the University of Oxford’s tradition of involvement in archaeological fieldwork in Egypt, the collaboration with the Hierakonpolis Expedition presents exciting opportunities to illuminate the museum’s collections and contextualise objects that have been in Oxford for over a century.
Dr. Walter Fairservis, Founder and Director of Hierakonpolis …
This anthropologist with excavations in Pakistan, and Hierakonpolis in Egypt, also known as the Great Walter Fairservis, sought to learn from diverse ancient peoples, river settlements (Malir and Indus in Pakistan) and of course, the Nile.