Jenne-Jeno City Wall Northwest Bastion
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇲🇱 Mopti, Djenné, Mali
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About Jenne-Jeno City Wall Northwest Bastion
Jenne-Jeno City Wall Northwest Bastion in Mopti, Djenné, Mali is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal walled area 12 ha and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 13.9090N -4.5530E controls access to Mopti resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient city for Mopti, Djenné, 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. 2800 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Regional urban centre controlling trade and administration
- Rediscovered
- 1993 survey
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction of Jenne-Jeno City Wall Northwest Bastion main structure
c. 1933
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1993–2008
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Jenne-Jeno City Wall Northwest Bastion) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
13.9090° N · 4.5530° W · 311 m · 3 mapped features
Jenne-Jeno City Wall Northwest Bastion — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient city — Walled area 12 ha with diagnostic masonry/panel
13.9098° N · 4.5521° WJenne-Jeno City Wall Northwest Bastion — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
13.9080° N · 4.5537° WJenne-Jeno City Wall Northwest Bastion — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
13.9105° N · 4.5518° W