event · evt_jebel_barkal_egyptian_occupation
Egyptian occupation and temple development at Jebel Barkal
Egyptian institutions and temple construction developed at Jebel Barkal from approximately 1500 BCE through the end of New Kingdom imperial control.
What is the evidence?
observation
Egyptian institutions and temple construction developed at Jebel Barkal from approximately 1500 BCE through the end of New Kingdom imperial control.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.
1500 BCE–1070 BCE
Precision: range
moderateThis assertion records the event’s preferred range without suppressing narrower samples, phase uncertainty, or competing chronology noted elsewhere in the record.
- informs · dates
Jebel Barkal Archaeological Project: Historical Summary — Jebel Barkal Archaeological Project, University of MichiganProvides the broad occupation sequence and temple history.
Locator: Historical summary; Egyptian occupation c. 1500–1070 BCE
Interpretation and caveats
The occupation formed part of an imperial network but existed within a Nubian landscape with earlier and continuing local communities.
Event context
Classification
Event type: imperial occupation and temple development
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Jebel Barkal and Napata
Why it matters to the timeline
This event directly documents the North African research scope in Nubia and Nile–Sahara connections. It is included for its regional evidence rather than merely because it is contemporary.
Research notes
- Provides the broad occupation sequence and temple history. Role: provides site history. Locator: Historical summary; Egyptian occupation c. 1500–1070 BCE.
Evidence and sources
- informs · provides site history
Jebel Barkal Archaeological Project: Historical Summary — Jebel Barkal Archaeological Project, University of MichiganProvides the broad occupation sequence and temple history.
Locator: Historical summary; Egyptian occupation c. 1500–1070 BCE
Referenced records
- Jebel Barkal and Napata · entity