Qustul

Qustul () is an archaeological cemetery located on the eastern bank of the Nile in Lower Nubia, just opposite of Ballana near the Sudan frontier. The site has archaeological records from the A-Group culture, the New Kingdom of Egypt and the X-Group culture.The site is currently submerged under Lake Nasser.

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Ancient site.name: Qustul
Ancient site.image: Qustul Incense Burner, Qustal, Nubia, Cemetery L, tomb 24, A-Group, 3200-3000 BC, limestone - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC08007.JPG
Ancient site.caption: Qustul Incense Burner (3200-3000 BCE), below, side with hypothesized white crown 230px
Ancient site.map_type: Nile#Egypt
Ancient site.relief: yes
Ancient site.location: Aswan Governorate, Egypt
Ancient site.region: Nubia
Ancient site.type: Archaeological site

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Image: Qustul Incense Burner, Qustal, Nubia, Cemetery L, tomb 24, A-Group, 3200-3000 BC, limestone - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC08007.JPG

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A-Group records
X-Group records
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== A-Group records == Three significant A-group culture cemeteries of the times of the First Dynasty of Egypt have been excavated, which is located in present-day Egypt what was once Lower Nubia at least 5800 years ago. The most important one, cemetery L, revealed wealthy burials of rulers. In one of these graves was found an incense burner believed by Bruce Williams of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago depicting images assigned to the Pharaoh including a shape of the White Crown of Upper Egypt.