Inner Lalibela Ridge Outer — Lalibela (59-31)
Iron Age (regional)·Iron Age·🇪🇹 Lalibela, Ethiopia
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About Inner Lalibela Ridge Outer — Lalibela (59-31)
Inner Lalibela Ridge Outer — Lalibela (59-31) at Lalibela, Ethiopia is a Iron Age (regional) ancient city of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 800 BCE for ridge 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 mattersInner Lalibela Ridge Outer — Lalibela (59-31) at Lalibela, Ethiopia is a Iron Age (regional) ancient city of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 800 BCE for ridge
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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. 800 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age (regional)
- Culture
- Iron Age
- Purpose
- Ridge and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 800 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Inner Lalibela Ridge Outer — Lalibela (59-31)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Inner Lalibela Ridge Outer — Lalibela (59-31)
On the ground
Structures & features
12.5771° N · 39.7875° E · 169 m · 3 mapped features
- Inner Lalibela Ridge Outer — Lalibela (59-31) Main Ancient-City FeaturestructurePrimary ancient-city feature at Inner Lalibela Ridge Outer — Lalibela (59-31) – central ridge and associated settlement element with stratified deposits12.5771° N · 39.7876° E
- Inner Lalibela Ridge Outer — Lalibela (59-31) Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Inner Lalibela Ridge Outer — Lalibela (59-31) defining settlement or ritual space12.5770° N · 39.7876° E
- Inner Lalibela Ridge Outer — Lalibela (59-31) Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Inner Lalibela Ridge Outer — Lalibela (59-31) ceremonial landscape12.5772° N · 39.7875° E