Djenné-Djeno Mound Extension — Atlas (Marrakech)
Djenné-Djeno Mound Extension Site
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze Age·🇲🇦 Atlas, Morocco
About
About Djenné-Djeno Mound Extension — Atlas (Marrakech)
Djenné-Djeno Mound Extension in Atlas, Morocco is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) earthwork 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 Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) earthwork traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Djenné-Djeno Mound Extension
- 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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
31.6482° N · 7.8368° W · 27 m · 3 mapped features
- Djenné-Djeno Mound Extension — Principal FeaturestructurePrimary earthwork feature at Djenné-Djeno Mound Extension31.6490° N · 7.8360° W
- Djenné-Djeno Mound Extension — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary complex at Djenné-Djeno Mound Extension31.6475° N · 7.8374° W
- Djenné-Djeno Mound Extension — Outlierrock artOutlier at Djenné-Djeno Mound Extension31.6493° N · 7.8378° W