Mostagedda
Archaeological site in Egypt
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Mostagedda is an archaeological site in Upper Egypt, 10 km south of Asyut and on the east bank of the Nile, which includes a necropolis that covers several different periods of Egyptian history from predynastic Badarian culture to Greco Roman. Notably, the site also includes burials from the Pan-Grave culture of ancient Nubia.[1]
LocationAsyut Governorate, Egypt
RegionUpper Egypt
Coordinates27°4′59.99″N 31°22′59.99″E
TypeNecropolis
  Mostagedda Location in Egypt | |
 Interactive map of Mostagedda | |
| Location | Asyut Governorate, Egypt |
|---|---|
| Region | Upper Egypt |
| Coordinates | 27°4′59.99″N 31°22′59.99″E |
| Type | Necropolis |
| History | |
| Cultures | Pan-Grave culture Badarian culture Ancient Egypt |
| Site notes | |
| Archaeologists | Guy Brunton Winifred Brunton |
British Egyptologist Guy Brunton and his wife Winifred excavated at Mostagedda and the broader El Badari district in the 1920s.[2]
Gallery
Badarian culture female figures
Vase in the shape of a hippopotamus
Axe with an inscription of Nebmaatre
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See also
Media related to Mostagedda at Wikimedia Commons
Further reading
- Brunton, Guy (1937). Mostagedda and the Tasian Culture: British Museum Expedition to Middle Egypt, First and Second Years, 1928, 1929. London: Quaritch.