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Kerma — Eastern Town Buried Quarter (Sudan)
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Kerma — Eastern Town Buried Quarter (Sudan)

Kerma E Buried

Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇸🇩 Northern, Kerma Eastern Town, Sudan

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About Kerma — Eastern Town Buried Quarter (Sudan)

Kerma — Eastern Town Buried Quarter (Sudan) in Northern, Kerma Eastern Town, Sudan is a Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age. Systematic survey and LiDAR document radiocarbon sequence. The site includes a principal necropolis and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions insula 28 × 42 m; street grid 120 m × 90 m; area 34.4 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 240 m elevation.

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Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

  1. 01Construction technique
  2. 02Chronology and phasing

Theories

  1. 01Ceremonial centre
  2. 02Ritual landscape model

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
Excavation
Buried

  1. c. 3000 BCE

    Initial construction / foundation

  2. c. 943 BCE

    Major refurbishment / second phase

  3. 1933

    Modern rediscovery and excavation

  4. c. 1408 CE

    Abandonment

On the ground

Structures & features

19.6100° N · 30.4100° E · 240 m · 4 mapped features

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