Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa The Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa are located in Alexandria, Egypt. Half a kilometer to the northeast is the Serapeum of Alexandria, which is another archaeological site in the area. The Serapeum of Alexandria is considered to have been built by the Greeks in the 3rd century BC. Coordinates 31.178942, 29.893170 Description The site is thought to date to the Hellenistic period, and Roman, Greek, and Egyptian cultural attributes can be found throughout. The site is considered to have three levels dug into the rock, being up to 35 meters deep. The Catacombs consist of a triclinium, dining room, rotunda, Hall of Caracalla, and sarcophagi. The entrance is from the southeast side near the staircase at a 40° angle. The Catacombs' size is 25 metres by 50 metres. It is thought the site was an earlier burial ground where visitors brought clay pots of food for themselves, leaving the pots as they departed. Hence, this is where the name derived from. Analysis The tomb...
Rillaton Barrow Rillaton Barrow is a Bronze Age round barrow located in Cornwall. Archaeological finds from the site date it to 2300 BCE. Coordinates 50.521054,-4.455809 Description Rillaton Barrow comprises several large cut stones and a barrow that is currently blocked. The large stones do not form any shape, and other stones are scattered about as if they are offcuts, with a possible quarry a few hundred metres northwest. The barrow has a dip in front. This dip gives the appearance that part of it has been excavated or removed. Its appearance is similar to how T rethevy Quoit possibly appeared and was described as being covered. Analysis Rillaton Barrow could be linked to n earby Trethevy Quoit and The Pipers by date. Alignment suggests 2285 BCE, which is after construction ratios of 5.5 and 11 were used. These ratios are known to have been used by the ancient Egyptians, who are also thought to have altered other monuments using these ratios. Neolithic people are kno...