What is significant about the site of Tell el Dab a or Avaris?

Tell el-Dab’a is an archaeological site in the Nile Delta region of Egypt where Avaris, the capital city of the Hyksos, once stood. Avaris was occupied by Asiatics from the end of the 12th through the 13th Dynasty (early second millennium BC). The site is known primarily for its Minoan frescoes.

Is Tell el Daba a planned settlement?

The history of this site started at the beginning of 12th Dynasty under Amenemhet I (c. 1963-1934 BC) with a planned settlement (str. M-N).

When was Avaris abandoned?

“Avaris was conquered and partly abandoned by the 18th Dynasty,” around 1550 B.C., Bietak says. “Its people were not expelled, but distributed all over the country as slaves and soldiers.” Pottery uncovered at Avaris suggests some also stayed behind.

Where was Avaris?

Avaris

Map of ancient Lower Egypt showing Avaris
Shown within Egypt
Location	Sharqia Governorate, Egypt
Region	Lower Egypt
Coordinates	30°47′14.7″N 31°49′16.9″E

Why did the Egyptian civilization decline?

The empire spanned over 3,000 years. However, history shows that even the mightiest empires can fall and after 1,100 BC, Egypt went into decline. There were several reasons for this including a loss of military power, lack of natural resources, and political conflicts.

What happened to the Hyksos?

After ruling northern Egypt for more than 100 years, they were deposed by the returning pharaohs. Per Science, historians have previously speculated that when the pharaohs reclaimed the territory, they exiled the Hyksos rulers to southwest Asia—a move that may have inspired the biblical story of Exodus.

Is avaris a Ramses?

Pi-Ramesses (/pɪərɑːmɛs/; Ancient Egyptian: Per-Ra-mes(i)-su, meaning “House of Ramesses”) was the new capital built by the Nineteenth Dynasty Pharaoh Ramesses II (1279–1213 BC) at Qantir, near the old site of Avaris….Pi-Ramesses.

History
Type	Settlement
Area	18 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
Builder	Ramesses II
Founded	13th century BCE

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