Great Bayuda Mound Inner — Bayuda (57-31)
Iron Age (regional)·Iron Age·🇸🇩 Bayuda, Sudan
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About Great Bayuda Mound Inner — Bayuda (57-31)
Great Bayuda Mound Inner — Bayuda (57-31) at Bayuda, Sudan is a Iron Age (regional) temple complex of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 3000 BCE for mound 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 mattersGreat Bayuda Mound Inner — Bayuda (57-31) at Bayuda, Sudan is a Iron Age (regional) temple complex of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 3000 BCE for mound and as
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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age (regional)
- Culture
- Iron Age
- Purpose
- Mound and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Great Bayuda Mound Inner — Bayuda (57-31)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Great Bayuda Mound Inner — Bayuda (57-31)
On the ground
Structures & features
16.1513° N · 33.1337° E · 290 m · 3 mapped features
- Great Bayuda Mound Inner — Bayuda (57-31) Main Temple-Complex Featuretemple complexPrimary temple-complex feature at Great Bayuda Mound Inner — Bayuda (57-31) – central mound and associated settlement element with stratified deposits16.1514° N · 33.1338° E
- Great Bayuda Mound Inner — Bayuda (57-31) Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Great Bayuda Mound Inner — Bayuda (57-31) defining settlement or ritual space16.1512° N · 33.1338° E
- Great Bayuda Mound Inner — Bayuda (57-31) Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Great Bayuda Mound Inner — Bayuda (57-31) ceremonial landscape16.1514° N · 33.1337° E