Jebel Mokram — Buried Village North (Kassala, Sudan)
Mokram Village N
Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇸🇩 Kassala, Jebel Mokram, Sudan
About
About Jebel Mokram — Buried Village North (Kassala, Sudan)
Jebel Mokram — Buried Village North (Kassala, Sudan) in Kassala, Jebel Mokram, Sudan is a Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document radiocarbon sequence. The site includes a principal enclosure and domestic quarter. Dimensions insula 28 × 42 m; street grid 120 m × 90 m; area 10.2 ha. Excavation buried; condition buried under 2–5 m alluvium/colluvium. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age buried-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 420 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Construction technique
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Buried urban quarter under later deposits
- Rediscovered
- 2002
- Excavation
- Buried
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 910 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1888
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1409 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
15.3000° N · 35.8000° E · 420 m · 3 mapped features
Buried Insula North
insulaBuried Insula North at Jebel Mokram — Buried Village North (Kassala, Sudan) — insula with stratified deposits
15.3017° N · 35.7996° EStreet Grid Sector
streetStreet Grid Sector at Jebel Mokram — Buried Village North (Kassala, Sudan) — street with stratified deposits
15.3024° N · 35.8004° EWorkshop Terrace
workshopWorkshop Terrace at Jebel Mokram — Buried Village North (Kassala, Sudan) — workshop with stratified deposits
15.2977° N · 35.7978° E