Adrar Stone Circle — Tassili (Djanet)
Adrar Stone Circle Site
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE)·Bronze Age·🇩🇿 Tassili, Algeria
About
About Adrar Stone Circle — Tassili (Djanet)
Adrar Stone Circle in Tassili, Algeria is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) megalithic attributed to Bronze Age culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age site illustrating Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) megalithic traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Adrar Stone Circle
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Bronze Age
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1500 BCE
- Period
- Early Medieval (500–1000 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
23.7167° N · 10.2686° E · 453 m · 3 mapped features
Adrar Stone Circle — Principal Feature
structurePrimary megalithic feature at Adrar Stone Circle
23.7175° N · 10.2694° EAdrar Stone Circle — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Adrar Stone Circle
23.7160° N · 10.2680° EAdrar Stone Circle — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Adrar Stone Circle
23.7178° N · 10.2676° E