Great Eridu Enclosure North — Eridu (53-43)
Bronze Age (regional)·Bronze Age·🇮🇶 Eridu, Iraq
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About Great Eridu Enclosure North — Eridu (53-43)
Great Eridu Enclosure North — Eridu (53-43) at Eridu, Iraq is a Bronze Age (regional) tell of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 800 CE for enclosure 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 Eridu Enclosure North — Eridu (53-43) at Eridu, Iraq is a Bronze Age (regional) tell of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 800 CE for enclosure 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
- Bronze Age (regional)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Enclosure and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 800 CE
Initial construction / first occupation at Great Eridu Enclosure North — Eridu (53-43)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Great Eridu Enclosure North — Eridu (53-43)
On the ground
Structures & features
30.1432° N · 46.7706° E · 98 m · 4 mapped features
Great Eridu Enclosure North — Eridu (53-43) Main Tell Feature
tellPrimary tell feature at Great Eridu Enclosure North — Eridu (53-43) – central enclosure and associated settlement element with stratified deposits
30.1433° N · 46.7707° EGreat Eridu Enclosure North — Eridu (53-43) Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Great Eridu Enclosure North — Eridu (53-43) defining settlement or ritual space
30.1432° N · 46.7707° EGreat Eridu Enclosure North — Eridu (53-43) Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Great Eridu Enclosure North — Eridu (53-43) ceremonial landscape
30.1434° N · 46.7706° EGreat Eridu Enclosure North — Eridu (53-43) Reservoir Cistern
hydraulicRock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management
30.1431° N · 46.7705° E