Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Southern Extension
Iron Age-Classic (250 BCE-900 CE)·Djenne Culture·🇲🇱 Mopti, Djenne, Mali
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About Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Southern Extension
Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Southern Extension 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 12 × 4 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 13.8930N -4.5519E 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
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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 — Southern Extension main structure
c. 815 CE
Secondary occupation / refurbishment at Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Southern Extension
1999–2021
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Southern Extension) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
13.8930° N · 4.5519° W · 259 m · 4 mapped features
Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Southern Extension — Main Tell Feature
hydraulicPrimary hydraulic at Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Southern Extension — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits
13.8931° N · 4.5509° WDjenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Southern Extension — Secondary Enclosure
necropolisAncillary necropolis at Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Southern Extension — platform mound with stratified deposits
13.8924° N · 4.5506° WDjenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Southern Extension — Outlier Rock Art Panel
templeOutlier temple panel linked to Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Southern Extension ceremonial landscape
13.8943° N · 4.5515° WDjenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Southern Extension — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex
chamberHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Southern Extension with plastered basin
13.8927° N · 4.5528° W