Great Lalibela Enclosure North — Lalibela (59-10)
Bronze Age (regional)·Bronze Age·🇪🇹 Lalibela, Ethiopia
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About Great Lalibela Enclosure North — Lalibela (59-10)
Great Lalibela Enclosure North — Lalibela (59-10) at Lalibela, Ethiopia is a Bronze Age (regional) underground city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 400 BCE 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 Lalibela Enclosure North — Lalibela (59-10) at Lalibela, Ethiopia is a Bronze Age (regional) underground city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 400 BC
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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. 400 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (regional)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Enclosure and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 400 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Great Lalibela Enclosure North — Lalibela (59-10)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Great Lalibela Enclosure North — Lalibela (59-10)
On the ground
Structures & features
12.4675° N · 39.8381° E · 436 m · 3 mapped features
- Great Lalibela Enclosure North — Lalibela (59-10) Main Underground-City Featureunderground cityPrimary underground-city feature at Great Lalibela Enclosure North — Lalibela (59-10) – central enclosure and associated settlement element with stratified deposits12.4676° N · 39.8382° E
- Great Lalibela Enclosure North — Lalibela (59-10) Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Great Lalibela Enclosure North — Lalibela (59-10) defining settlement or ritual space12.4674° N · 39.8382° E
- Great Lalibela Enclosure North — Lalibela (59-10) Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Great Lalibela Enclosure North — Lalibela (59-10) ceremonial landscape12.4677° N · 39.8381° E