entity · site_jebel_barkal_napata
Jebel Barkal and Napata
Also known as: Napata, Gebel Barkal
A major sacred and political centre near the Fourth Cataract with Egyptian occupation and later local Nubian development.
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.
1600 BCE–800 BCE
Precision: approximate
- informs · provides site history
Jebel Barkal Archaeological Project: Historical Summary — Jebel Barkal Archaeological Project, University of MichiganProvides the site sequence.
Locator: Historical summary; Kerma material, Egyptian occupation c. 1500–1070 BCE, and later local kingdom - informs · provides environmental observation
Holocene Nile dynamics shaped the physical and cultural landscape of ancient Nubia — Peeters, Jan, Winkels, Timotheus G., Wolf, Pawel, Skuldbøl, Tim B. B., Chamberlain, Elizabeth L., Büchner-Matthews, Saskia, Elamin, Sami M., Mohamed, El Hassan A., Emberling, Geoff (2026)Provides the geomorphic and floodplain context for enduring settlement.
Locator: Abstract and results synthesis; 26 sediment cores and Late Holocene Nile stability - informs · locates
Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region — UNESCO World Heritage CentreProvides authoritative site identification and coordinate.
Locator: World Heritage List 1073; mapped coordinate N18°32′13.2″ E31°49′40.9″
Research description
Jebel Barkal preserves Kerma-period material, Egyptian occupation from approximately 1500–1070 BCE, temple continuity, and later emergence as a centre of local Nubian power. This sequence is represented as transformation and continuity, not passive succession after Egyptian withdrawal.
Evidence and sources
- informs · provides site history
Jebel Barkal Archaeological Project: Historical Summary — Jebel Barkal Archaeological Project, University of MichiganProvides the site sequence.
Locator: Historical summary; Kerma material, Egyptian occupation c. 1500–1070 BCE, and later local kingdom - informs · provides environmental observation
Holocene Nile dynamics shaped the physical and cultural landscape of ancient Nubia — Peeters, Jan, Winkels, Timotheus G., Wolf, Pawel, Skuldbøl, Tim B. B., Chamberlain, Elizabeth L., Büchner-Matthews, Saskia, Elamin, Sami M., Mohamed, El Hassan A., Emberling, Geoff (2026)Provides the geomorphic and floodplain context for enduring settlement.
Locator: Abstract and results synthesis; 26 sediment cores and Late Holocene Nile stability - informs · locates
Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region — UNESCO World Heritage CentreProvides authoritative site identification and coordinate.
Locator: World Heritage List 1073; mapped coordinate N18°32′13.2″ E31°49′40.9″
Referenced records
- Geography assertion for site_jebel_barkal_napata · geography assertion