CodexMira
DeepEarlyNeolithicBronze AgeIron Age and ClassicalMedievalEarlyModern

Abu Simbel

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Temples carved into a cliff for Ramesses II, cut into blocks and lifted 65 m higher in the 1960s to escape Lake Nasser.

ContinentAfricaConfidence: measured
Heaviest stone30tConfidence: measured
Lift height65mConfidence: measured
MaterialSandstoneMohs 6-7 (mineral hardness scale)

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FieldConsensusAlternative
Date

1264 BCE - 1244 BCE

c. 1264-1244 BCE; relocated 1964-68

UNESCO World Heritage List #88
No claims found.
PurposeNo claims found.
MethodNo claims found.No claims found.

Precision & Alignment

consensusAlignment

Sunlight reaches the inner sanctuary on two days each year

UNESCO World Heritage List #88
Sources: UNESCO World Heritage List #88

Bronze Age — Abu Simbel in context.

Bronze Age, 3,300 BCE to 1,200 BCEDates supported by mainstream archaeology. Natural formations remain undated.TimelineCarnac stones, 4,500 BCE - 3,300 BCEStone vessels of the Step Pyramid, 3,500 BCE - 2,650 BCEStep Pyramid of Djoser, 2,670 BCE - 2,650 BCE3Pyramid of Menkaure, 2,530 BCE - 2,500 BCESilbury Hill, 2,470 BCE - 2,350 BCEStonehenge, 3,000 BCE - 1,520 BCEMohenjo-daro, 2,500 BCE - 1,900 BCEPavlopetri, 3,000 BCE - 1,100 BCENebra sky disc, 1,800 BCE - 1,600 BCEUnfinished Obelisk, 1,479 BCE - 1,458 BCELateran Obelisk, 1,425 BCE - 1,390 BCEAbu Simbel, 1,264 BCE - 1,244 BCE3Pavlopetri3,000 BCE2,500 BCE2,000 BCE1,500 BCE

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Approximate - counted from January 1, 1,254 BCE (UTC). Based on the midpoint of 1,264 BCE - 1,244 BCE.

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