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geography assertion · geom_egyfull_middle_kingdom_nubian_network

Geography assertion for inst_egyfull_nubian_fortress_network

Evidence confidence: high
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Geography and uncertainty

geometry type

dated_network_or_control_assertion_without_polygon

coordinate status

no_geometry_intentionally_supplied

coordinate confidence

high

reconstruction method

Evidence-linked network of named centres and relationship types. No polygon is supplied because a fixed defensible boundary is unavailable.

valid from

era
BCE
year
1970

valid to

era
BCE
year
1650

explanation

Buhen, Semna and other forts structured movement and control around the cataracts without forming a surveyed linear border.

uncertainty warning

Not a modern state border. Direct administration, claim, military reach, tribute, settlement and uncertainty are kept distinct.

Evidence and sources

  • supports · supports geographic assertion
    The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt — Ian Shaw (editor) (2000)

    Supports named nodes, control distinctions and uncertainty.


    Locator: Middle Kingdom Nubian frontier

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