Eastern Bayuda Citadel Inner — Bayuda (57-42)
Bronze Age (regional)·Bronze Age·🇸🇩 Bayuda, Sudan
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About Eastern Bayuda Citadel Inner — Bayuda (57-42)
Eastern Bayuda Citadel Inner — Bayuda (57-42) at Bayuda, Sudan is a Bronze Age (regional) temple complex of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 3000 BCE for citadel and associated settlement. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersEastern Bayuda Citadel Inner — Bayuda (57-42) at Bayuda, Sudan is a Bronze Age (regional) temple complex of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 3000 BCE for cita
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (regional)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Citadel and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Eastern Bayuda Citadel Inner — Bayuda (57-42)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Eastern Bayuda Citadel Inner — Bayuda (57-42)
On the ground
Structures & features
17.4013° N · 33.5364° E · 315 m · 3 mapped features
Eastern Bayuda Citadel Inner — Bayuda (57-42) Main Temple-Complex Feature
temple complexPrimary temple-complex feature at Eastern Bayuda Citadel Inner — Bayuda (57-42) – central citadel and associated settlement element with stratified deposits
17.4013° N · 33.5365° EEastern Bayuda Citadel Inner — Bayuda (57-42) Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Eastern Bayuda Citadel Inner — Bayuda (57-42) defining settlement or ritual space
17.4012° N · 33.5365° EEastern Bayuda Citadel Inner — Bayuda (57-42) Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Eastern Bayuda Citadel Inner — Bayuda (57-42) ceremonial landscape
17.4014° N · 33.5363° E