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Kerma Necropolis

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Jeffrey Becker

Contributors: Tom Elliott

Last modified Apr 29, 2026 04:51 PM — History

An extensive necropolis of the Kerma culture located on Sai Island.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/651950411

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
20.7377620059, 30.3281912095

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Kerma Necropolis (3000 BC - 1000 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Kerma Necropolis (English, AD 2000 - AD 2099)

Kerma Necropolis makes connections with:

Kerma Necropolis located on Jazirat Say (unspecified date range)

Kerma Necropolis receives connections from:

None

Place type:
catacomb, cemetery, necropolis

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Kerma Necropolis: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/651950411> [accessed: 13 July 2026]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/651950411 |title=Places: 651950411 (Kerma Necropolis) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=July 13, 2026 3:18 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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