Eastern Meroe Village North — Meroe (56-15)
Iron Age (regional)·Iron Age·🇸🇩 Meroe, Sudan
About
About Eastern Meroe Village North — Meroe (56-15)
Eastern Meroe Village North — Meroe (56-15) at Meroe, Sudan is a Iron Age (regional) earthwork of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 800 CE 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 Meroe Village North — Meroe (56-15) at Meroe, Sudan is a Iron Age (regional) earthwork of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 800 CE for village and associ
Open questions
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. 800 CE
- Period
- Iron Age (regional)
- Culture
- Iron Age
- Purpose
- Village and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 800 CE
Initial construction / first occupation at Eastern Meroe Village North — Meroe (56-15)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Eastern Meroe Village North — Meroe (56-15)
On the ground
Structures & features
16.7880° N · 33.8556° E · 496 m · 4 mapped features
Eastern Meroe Village North — Meroe (56-15) Main Earthwork Feature
earthworkPrimary earthwork feature at Eastern Meroe Village North — Meroe (56-15) – central village and associated settlement element with stratified deposits
16.7880° N · 33.8556° EEastern Meroe Village North — Meroe (56-15) Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Eastern Meroe Village North — Meroe (56-15) defining settlement or ritual space
16.7879° N · 33.8557° EEastern Meroe Village North — Meroe (56-15) Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Eastern Meroe Village North — Meroe (56-15) ceremonial landscape
16.7881° N · 33.8555° EEastern Meroe Village North — Meroe (56-15) Reservoir Cistern
hydraulicRock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management
16.7879° N · 33.8555° E