Igbo-Ukwu Workshop Mound South Annex — Southern Extension
Early Medieval (800-1000 CE)·Igbo-Ukwu·🇳🇬 Anambra, Igbo-Ukwu, Nigeria
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About Igbo-Ukwu Workshop Mound South Annex — Southern Extension
Igbo-Ukwu Workshop Mound South Annex — Southern Extension in Anambra, Igbo-Ukwu, Nigeria is a Early Medieval (800-1000 CE) tumulus attributed to Igbo-Ukwu. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal platform 12 × 5 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 6.0143N 7.0263E controls access to Anambra, Igbo-Ukwu resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey tumulus for Anambra, Igbo-Ukwu, illustrating Igbo-Ukwu construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Nature of burial rites and population
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Tribal capital and ritual aggregation
- 02Seasonal gathering locus
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. 900 CE
- Period
- Early Medieval (800-1000 CE)
- Culture
- Igbo-Ukwu
- Purpose
- Burial mound with chamber and cairn kerb
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 900 CE
Initial construction of Igbo-Ukwu Workshop Mound South Annex — Southern Extension main structure
c. 945 CE
Secondary occupation / refurbishment at Igbo-Ukwu Workshop Mound South Annex — Southern Extension
1991–2011
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Igbo-Ukwu Workshop Mound South Annex — Southern Extension) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
6.0143° N · 7.0263° E · 122 m · 3 mapped features
Igbo-Ukwu Workshop Mound South Annex — Southern Extension — Main Tumulus Feature
enclosurePrimary enclosure at Igbo-Ukwu Workshop Mound South Annex — Southern Extension — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
6.0123° N · 7.0276° EIgbo-Ukwu Workshop Mound South Annex — Southern Extension — Secondary Enclosure
rock artAncillary rock art at Igbo-Ukwu Workshop Mound South Annex — Southern Extension — platform mound with stratified deposits
6.0130° N · 7.0264° EIgbo-Ukwu Workshop Mound South Annex — Southern Extension — Outlier Rock Art Panel
hydraulicOutlier hydraulic panel linked to Igbo-Ukwu Workshop Mound South Annex — Southern Extension ceremonial landscape
6.0144° N · 7.0258° E