Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex
Iron Age-Classic (250 BCE-900 CE)·Djenne Culture·🇲🇱 Mopti, Djenne, Mali
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About Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex
Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex in Mopti, Djenne, Mali is a Iron Age-Classic (250 BCE-900 CE) tell attributed to Djenne Culture. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal platform 5 × 5 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 13.8947N -4.5429E controls access to Mopti, Djenne resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey tell for Mopti, Djenne, illustrating Djenne Culture construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Nature of burial rites and population
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Tribal capital and ritual aggregation
- 02Seasonal gathering locus
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. 100 CE
- Period
- Iron Age-Classic (250 BCE-900 CE)
- Culture
- Djenne Culture
- Purpose
- Multi-period settlement mound with stratified occupation
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 100 CE
Initial construction of Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex main structure
c. 960 CE
Secondary occupation / refurbishment at Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex
1983–2017
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
13.8947° N · 4.5429° W · 276 m · 3 mapped features
Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Main Tell Feature
enclosurePrimary enclosure at Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — platform mound with stratified deposits
13.8929° N · 4.5444° WDjenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Secondary Enclosure
rock artAncillary rock art at Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — burial gallery with stratified deposits
13.8953° N · 4.5439° WDjenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Outlier Rock Art Panel
hydraulicOutlier hydraulic panel linked to Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex ceremonial landscape
13.8963° N · 4.5440° W