Axel Heiberg Lost City North — Bonaparte Shelf (Broome)
Axel Heiberg Lost City North Site
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE)·Local Neolithic·🇦🇺 Bonaparte Shelf, Australia
About
About Axel Heiberg Lost City North — Bonaparte Shelf (Broome)
Axel Heiberg Lost City North in Bonaparte Shelf, Australia is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) buried city attributed to Local Neolithic 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 Local Neolithic site illustrating Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) buried-city traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Axel Heiberg Lost City North
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Local Neolithic
- 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
- Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Local Neolithic
- Purpose
- Funerary and ritual complex
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
16.9721° S · 122.0100° E · 743 m · 3 mapped features
- Axel Heiberg Lost City North — Principal FeaturestructurePrimary buried-city feature at Axel Heiberg Lost City North16.9714° S · 122.0108° E
- Axel Heiberg Lost City North — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary complex at Axel Heiberg Lost City North16.9729° S · 122.0094° E
- Axel Heiberg Lost City North — Outlierrock artOutlier at Axel Heiberg Lost City North16.9711° S · 122.0090° E