HAGAR EL-BEIDA 3. EXCAVATIONS OF A NAPATAN CEMETERY
HAGAR EL-BEIDA 3. EXCAVATIONS OF A NAPATAN CEMETERY

Summary/Abstract: The site of Hagar el-Beida 3 (HB3) is a small cemetery located on the flat top of an elongated jebel (approx. 330 m a.s.l.), situated some 700 m south of the central part of the Hagar el-Beida village. The cemetery consists of six medium-sized tumuli, located on a spur above a small narrow khor crossing the jebel. Surveyed in 2003 during a first reconnaissance of the area, the site was regularly excavated in 2005. Due to time constraints, only three of the tumuli, HB3-T1 and a double grave HB3-T2/T3 were selected for exploration. The other three located in the northwestern zone of the site remained unexplored in view of their relatively poor state of preservation. All of the excavated graves represented a fairly homogeneous type, without any special variety in superstructure construction and with minor differences in burial pit layout. All of graves seem to have been plundered and/or disturbed, either in ancient or modern times, making it difficult today to determine their exact original shape and details of construction.

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