page_title: Tarkhan (Egypt)
hierarchical_section_title: Tarkhan (Egypt)
caption_attribution_description: A mud jar sealing indicating that the contents came from the estate of the pharaoh Narmer. Late Naqada III period, circa 3100 B.C., from Tarkhan.
context_page_description: Tarkhan is an ancient Egyptian necropolis, located around 50 km south of Cairo on the west bank of the Nile.
  The cemetery was excavated in two seasons by Flinders Petrie. Tombs of almost all periods were found, but most importantly many belonging to the time of Egyptian state formation, the Early Dynastic period around 3100 BC. Petrie found more than 2,000 tombs, most of them simple holes in the ground belonging to common people. However, there were also several mastabas of the First Dynasty, decorated with a palace facade.
  The most important finds include a tomb with many seal impressions belonging to king Narmer and one of the oldest dresses found in Egypt. The cemeteries of the later periods are called Kafr Ammar, although lying side by side with the earlier tombs. From a Roman period tomb came a Fayum portrait.
context_section_description: Tarkhan is an ancient Egyptian necropolis, located around 50 km south of Cairo on the west bank of the Nile.
  The cemetery was excavated in two seasons by Flinders Petrie. Tombs of almost all periods were found, but most importantly many belonging to the time of Egyptian state formation, the Early Dynastic period around 3100 BC. Petrie found more than 2,000 tombs, most of them simple holes in the ground belonging to common people. However, there were also several mastabas of the First Dynasty, decorated with a palace facade.
  The most important finds include a tomb with many seal impressions belonging to king Narmer and one of the oldest dresses found in Egypt. The cemeteries of the later periods are called Kafr Ammar, although lying side by side with the earlier tombs. From a Roman period tomb came a Fayum portrait.
caption: Seal impression with the name of Narmer from Tarkhan
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