Jebel Moya — Tumulus Field Ancillary Mound Superstructure
Moya Superstructure
Early Bronze Age to Iron Age (2500–500 BCE)·Hallstatt / Early Iron Age·🇸🇩 Sennar, Jebel Moya, Sudan
About
About Jebel Moya — Tumulus Field Ancillary Mound Superstructure
Jebel Moya — Tumulus Field Ancillary Mound Superstructure in Sennar, Jebel Moya, Sudan is a Early Bronze Age to Iron Age (2500–500 BCE) tumulus attributed to Hallstatt / Early Iron Age. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal necropolis and ancillary settlement. Dimensions mound 22 m diameter × 6 m high; ditch 2 m deep; area 2.3 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Hallstatt / Early Iron Age tumulus with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 500 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Construction technique
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 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. 1500–1200 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age to Iron Age (2500–500 BCE)
- Culture
- Hallstatt / Early Iron Age
- Builders
- Hallstatt
- Purpose
- Elite burial and ritual mound
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500–1200 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1194 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1920
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
On the ground
Structures & features
13.7500° N · 33.3500° E · 500 m · 3 mapped features
Principal Monument
structurePrincipal Monument at Jebel Moya — Tumulus Field Ancillary Mound Superstructure — structure with stratified deposits
13.7487° N · 33.3480° EAncillary Complex
complexAncillary Complex at Jebel Moya — Tumulus Field Ancillary Mound Superstructure — complex with stratified deposits
13.7504° N · 33.3479° EOutlier Feature
outlierOutlier Feature at Jebel Moya — Tumulus Field Ancillary Mound Superstructure — outlier with stratified deposits
13.7489° N · 33.3522° E