Historical place profile
Sikait
Ancient Senskis, a large settlement in Egypt's Eastern desert on a branch tributary of Wadi Gemal (Wadi Sikait) with archaeological remains dating between the first and sixth centuries CE. The settlement was associated with the mining of emerald (i.e., green beryl) and is one of several in the region.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:786114
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:786114
- Place type
- archaeological-site, settlement
- Coordinates
- 24.631945, 34.795360
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
Ancient Senskis, a large settlement in Egypt's Eastern desert on a branch tributary of Wadi Gemal (Wadi Sikait) with archaeological remains dating between the first and sixth centuries CE. The settlement was associated with the mining of emerald (i.e., green beryl) and is one of several in the region.
Geographic evidence
The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.
Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 80 F4 Sikait
Source and reuse
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Research path
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