Aksum — North Stele Park Stele 4 Plinth
አክሱም · Stele4 Plinth
Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age (3000–1800 BCE)·Late Neolithic Atlantic·🇪🇹 Tigray, Aksum, North Stele Park, Ethiopia
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About Aksum — North Stele Park Stele 4 Plinth
Aksum — North Stele Park Stele 4 Plinth in Tigray, Aksum, North Stele Park, Ethiopia is a Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age (3000–1800 BCE) megalithic attributed to Late Neolithic Atlantic. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal platform and workshop area. Dimensions chamber 4.2 m × 2.8 m; mound 18 m diameter; area 0.4 ha. Excavation excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Late Neolithic Atlantic megalithic with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 2130 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Construction technique
Theories
- 01Elite residence hypothesis
- 02Territorial marker
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. 3000–2500 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age (3000–1800 BCE)
- Culture
- Late Neolithic Atlantic
- Purpose
- Ceremonial tomb and territorial marker
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3000–2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 863 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1886
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
On the ground
Structures & features
14.1300° N · 38.7200° E · 2130 m · 3 mapped features
- Principal ChamberchamberPrincipal Chamber at Aksum — North Stele Park Stele 4 Plinth — chamber with stratified deposits14.1304° N · 38.7175° E
- Peripheral Kerb SegmentkerbPeripheral Kerb Segment at Aksum — North Stele Park Stele 4 Plinth — kerb with stratified deposits14.1292° N · 38.7187° E
- Outlier Menhirstanding stoneOutlier Menhir at Aksum — North Stele Park Stele 4 Plinth — standing stone with stratified deposits14.1312° N · 38.7204° E
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