event · evt_egyfull_wadi_al_jarf_khufu_logistics
Khufu-period Red Sea harbour operations at Wadi al-Jarf
Harbour facilities, galleries, equipment and papyri document organized expeditions and transport under Khufu.
What is the evidence?
observation
Harbour facilities, galleries, equipment and papyri document organized expeditions and transport under Khufu.Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
2600 BCE–2550 BCE
Precision: range
very highPreferred display range for this release. It does not suppress model-specific dates, regnal uncertainty or alternative period boundaries recorded elsewhere.
- supports · provides excavation evidence
The Harbor of Khufu on the Red Sea Coast at Wadi al-Jarf, Egypt — Pierre Tallet, Gregory Marouard (2014)Directly supports the operation and its administrative context.
Locator: Harbour installations, galleries and papyri
Interpretation and caveats
The site demonstrates that Old Kingdom royal projects depended on maritime, desert and Nile logistics extending beyond Giza.
Event context
Classification
Event type: maritime logistics and administration
Evidence layer: historical and archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Wadi al-Jarf, Giza
Why it matters to the timeline
Expands the Old Kingdom map from monuments to ports, crews and supply routes.
Research notes
- Directly supports the operation and its administrative context. Role: provides excavation evidence. Locator: Harbour installations, galleries and papyri.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides excavation evidence
The Harbor of Khufu on the Red Sea Coast at Wadi al-Jarf, Egypt — Pierre Tallet, Gregory Marouard (2014)Directly supports the operation and its administrative context.
Locator: Harbour installations, galleries and papyri
Referenced records
- Giza · entity
- Khufu · entity
- Pyramid-project workforces · entity
- Wadi al-Jarf · entity