Wadi Hammamat Inscriptions
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Wadi Hammamat Inscriptions is a rock-cut site in Egypt, Africa. Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities gives its chronology as “Predynastic to Roman.”
Graffiti and inscriptions left by quarry expeditions over three thousand years.
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| Date | 3000 BCE - 100 BCE Predynastic to Roman Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities | No claims found. |
| Purpose | Quarry inscriptions Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities | No claims found. |
| Method | No claims found. | No claims found. |
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Approximate - counted from January 1, 1,550 BCE (UTC). Based on the midpoint of 3,000 BCE - 100 BCE; the underlying date is uncertain.
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