Buhen Fortress — Buried Bastion North (Wadi Halfa, Sudan)
Buhen Bastion N
Iron Age to Classical (700 BCE–300 CE)·Iron Age fortified culture·🇸🇩 Northern, Buhen, Sudan
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About Buhen Fortress — Buried Bastion North (Wadi Halfa, Sudan)
Buhen Fortress — Buried Bastion North (Wadi Halfa, Sudan) in Northern, Buhen, Sudan is a Iron Age to Classical (700 BCE–300 CE) fortress attributed to Iron Age fortified culture. Systematic survey and coring document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary settlement. Dimensions 306m × 369m; area 33.7 ha. Excavation unexcavated; condition buried. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Iron Age fortified culture fortress with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 190 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Construction technique
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 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. 600 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age to Classical (700 BCE–300 CE)
- Culture
- Iron Age fortified culture
- Purpose
- Fortified citadel and control point
- Rediscovered
- 1958
- Excavation
- Unexcavated
c. 600 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 975 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1948
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
21.9200° N · 31.2800° E · 190 m · 3 mapped features
Principal Monument
structurePrincipal Monument at Buhen Fortress — Buried Bastion North (Wadi Halfa, Sudan) — structure with stratified deposits
21.9188° N · 31.2789° EAncillary Complex
complexAncillary Complex at Buhen Fortress — Buried Bastion North (Wadi Halfa, Sudan) — complex with stratified deposits
21.9189° N · 31.2801° EOutlier Feature
outlierOutlier Feature at Buhen Fortress — Buried Bastion North (Wadi Halfa, Sudan) — outlier with stratified deposits
21.9191° N · 31.2820° E