Ancient Granite Quarries

The granite quarries of Aswan were exploited from early periods of ancient Egyptian history and supplied stone for temples, statues, sarcophagi and obelisks. The most famous surviving feature is the Unfinished Obelisk, probably commissioned by Hatshepsut in the Eighteenth Dynasty before work stopped because of flaws in the stone. The quarry landscape should therefore be treated as multi-period, with a particularly strong New Kingdom phase rather than being assigned to a single era. Visitor planning: Plan around Aswan heat, Nile crossings and boat transfers where relevant. Ancient Granite Quarries is recorded in the Aswan City area of Aswan. The location record includes the map query Ancient Granite Quarries, Aswan, Egypt. Plan roughly 60 to 120 minutes for the visit. The current planning record recommends morning as a practical time of day. Expected physical effort is low. Heat exposure is recorded as high. The current crowd-level estimate is medium. The recorded recommended transport mode is taxi or ride hail. The current record indicates that admission or an arranged ticket is required; confirm the current terms before visiting. The recorded ticket model is parent ticket. Ticket data status is inherited from parent ticket; reconfirm variable or unverified charges before travel. The catalog records this as an umbrella or parent area containing 2 related entries. It is linked to parent record ASW-001 in the destination catalog. Visitor access is currently recorded as parent access. Operational confidence is recorded as high.