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...
Chimney Rock National Monument The Chimney Rock National Monument consists of C himney Rock Pueblo, Chimney Rock Great Kiva , the Amphitheater , Chimney Rock, and the visitor center. These are found in the southwest of Colorado , USA. The archaeological site has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the USA since 1970. The Pueblo Indians are thought to have inhabited the Chimney Rock area from about 925 AD. Later , the Chacoans he ld ceremonial events in and arou nd the Chimney Rock area, this was part of the Chaco culture , which was priest-led. Coordinates 37.175075,-107.303459 Description The peak of the rock that represents Chimney Rock is 1289 metres high. The buildings are mostly made of stone sourced from the surrounding area. What remains intact of the buildings are mostly the stone layers used to build of the lower part of the walls. Analysis The dwellings consist of circular buildings at the edge of a maze of rooms on the nearby ri...