ElQaab
El-Qaab, also written el-Qaab or El-Qaaab, is an archaeological site near Abydos in Upper Egypt. It is a necropolis dating primarily to the Early Dynastic Period of ancient Egypt (roughly the late 4th to early 3rd millennium BCE) and is best known for containing several early royal tombs and a dense field of shaft graves.
Archaeological investigations at El-Qaab began in the modern era with systematic excavations that uncovered a large
The site’s significance lies in its contribution to understanding the origins of pharaonic kingship, early writing
Etymology: The name El-Qaab derives from the common Arabic designation for the Abydos necropolis, reflecting its