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Tell Ras Budran

a Pleiades place resource

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An unusual circular "fort" dating to the Old Kingdom period of ancient Egypt.

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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/555858016

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
28.9842321981, 33.1816487076

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Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Tell Ras Budran (3000 BC - 2000 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Tell Ras Budran (English, AD 2000 - AD 2099)

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Tell Ras Budran receives connections from:

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Place type:
fort

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Wikidata Q104834170: Tell Ras Budran

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

According to Mumford 2006, the site was identified by an expedition of The University of Toronto. The circular structure dates to the late Old Kingdom period and it is thought to be one of three such "forts" in the South Sinai.

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Tell Ras Budran: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2021 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/555858016> [accessed: 20 April 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/555858016 |title=Places: 555858016 (Tell Ras Budran) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=April 20, 2024 3:17 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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Tell Ras Budran