Eastern Djenné-Jeno Village West — Djenné-Jeno (57-23)
Bronze Age (regional)·Bronze Age·🇲🇱 Djenné-Jeno, Mali
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About Eastern Djenné-Jeno Village West — Djenné-Jeno (57-23)
Eastern Djenné-Jeno Village West — Djenné-Jeno (57-23) at Djenné-Jeno, Mali is a Bronze Age (regional) ancient city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for village 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 Djenné-Jeno Village West — Djenné-Jeno (57-23) at Djenné-Jeno, Mali is a Bronze Age (regional) ancient city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 2500 B
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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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (regional)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Village and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Eastern Djenné-Jeno Village West — Djenné-Jeno (57-23)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Eastern Djenné-Jeno Village West — Djenné-Jeno (57-23)
On the ground
Structures & features
13.1488° N · 5.1144° W · 322 m · 3 mapped features
- Eastern Djenné-Jeno Village West — Djenné-Jeno (57-23) Main Ancient-City FeaturestructurePrimary ancient-city feature at Eastern Djenné-Jeno Village West — Djenné-Jeno (57-23) – central village and associated settlement element with stratified deposits13.1488° N · 5.1144° W
- Eastern Djenné-Jeno Village West — Djenné-Jeno (57-23) Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Eastern Djenné-Jeno Village West — Djenné-Jeno (57-23) defining settlement or ritual space13.1487° N · 5.1144° W
- Eastern Djenné-Jeno Village West — Djenné-Jeno (57-23) Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Eastern Djenné-Jeno Village West — Djenné-Jeno (57-23) ceremonial landscape13.1489° N · 5.1145° W