Historical place profile

Workmen's rest-houses

Facilities built by the workers of the village of Deir el-Medina to serve as a place of rest and worship on the road linking the village of Deir el-Medina to the Valley of the Kings.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:711142365
Catalogue ID
pleiades:711142365
Place type
archaeological-site, settlement
Coordinates
25.736289, 32.600931
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

Facilities built by the workers of the village of Deir el-Medina to serve as a place of rest and worship on the road linking the village of Deir el-Medina to the Valley of the Kings.

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: Pleiades

Source and reuse

This profile derives from the Pleiades current GIS record, licensed CC BY 3.0. Pleiades place record The profile preserves the source name, point, type, description, precision and provenance without silently adding a boundary reconstruction.

Research path

Compare this place with the chronological map at the relevant year, nearby political units, routes, institutions and the period portals. Where the source record is silent about jurisdiction, population or ecclesiastical rank, this profile makes no such claim.