Jebel Moya Tumulus Field South Edge
Jebel Moya Tumulus Field South Edge North Annex · Jebel Site
Bronze Age (2200–800 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇸🇩 Sennar, Jebel Moya, Sudan
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About Jebel Moya Tumulus Field South Edge
Jebel Moya Tumulus Field South Edge in Sennar, Jebel Moya, Sudan is a Bronze Age (2200–800 BCE) tumulus attributed to Bronze Age. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal mound diameter 45 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 13.4260N 33.3120E controls access to Sennar 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 Sennar, Jebel Moya, illustrating Bronze Age construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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. 1800 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (2200–800 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Elite burial mound with chamber and earthen tumulus
- Rediscovered
- 1984 survey
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1800 BCE
Initial construction of Jebel Moya Tumulus Field South Edge main structure
c. 1924
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1984–2014
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Jebel Moya Tumulus Field South Edge) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
13.4260° N · 33.3120° E · 248 m · 4 mapped features
- Jebel Moya Tumulus Field South Edge — Main StructurestructurePrincipal tumulus — Mound diameter 45 m with diagnostic masonry/panel13.4268° N · 33.3129° E
- Jebel Moya Tumulus Field South Edge — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature13.4250° N · 33.3113° E
- Jebel Moya Tumulus Field South Edge — Peripheral FeatureoutlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial13.4275° N · 33.3132° E
- Jebel Moya Tumulus Field South Edge — Hydraulic/CisternhydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site13.4244° N · 33.3109° E