Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Northern 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 — Northern Annex
Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Northern 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 citadel 9 × 2 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 13.9022N -4.5376E 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
- 01Scale of population vs agricultural catchment
- 02Ritual vs domestic use
Theories
- 01Ancestral burial reuse over centuries
- 02Astronomical alignment hypothesis
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
- Excavation ongoing
c. 100 CE
Initial construction of Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Northern Annex main structure
c. 828 CE
Secondary occupation / refurbishment at Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Northern Annex
1987–2020
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Northern Annex) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
13.9022° N · 4.5376° W · 283 m · 3 mapped features
Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Northern Annex — Main Tell Feature
rock artPrimary rock art at Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Northern Annex — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits
13.9028° N · 4.5385° WDjenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Northern Annex — Secondary Enclosure
hydraulicAncillary hydraulic at Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Northern Annex — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits
13.9028° N · 4.5396° WDjenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Northern Annex — Outlier Rock Art Panel
necropolisOutlier necropolis panel linked to Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Northern Annex ceremonial landscape
13.9036° N · 4.5383° W