Harlaa — Workshop Quarter North Furnace (Harar)
Harlaa N Furnace
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze Age urban·🇪🇹 Harari, Harlaa, Ethiopia
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About Harlaa — Workshop Quarter North Furnace (Harar)
Harlaa — Workshop Quarter North Furnace (Harar) in Harari, Harlaa, Ethiopia is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age urban. Systematic survey and LiDAR document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal necropolis and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions city wall circuit 1.2 km; area 18 ha; area unmeasured ha. Excavation unexcavated; condition submerged. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age urban ancient-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 1600 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Elite residence hypothesis
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 to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age urban
- Purpose
- Urban centre with palace and temple precinct
- Rediscovered
- 1958
- Excavation
- Unexcavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1108 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1932
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1474 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
9.4900° N · 42.0100° E · 1600 m · 3 mapped features
Principal Monument
structurePrincipal Monument at Harlaa — Workshop Quarter North Furnace (Harar) — structure with stratified deposits
9.4883° N · 42.0094° EAncillary Complex
complexAncillary Complex at Harlaa — Workshop Quarter North Furnace (Harar) — complex with stratified deposits
9.4925° N · 42.0090° EOutlier Feature
outlierOutlier Feature at Harlaa — Workshop Quarter North Furnace (Harar) — outlier with stratified deposits
9.4899° N · 42.0115° E