Kerma — Eastern Town Buried Quarter (Sudan)
Kerma E Buried
Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇸🇩 Northern, Kerma Eastern Town, Sudan
About
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.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 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
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 943 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1933
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1408 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
19.6100° N · 30.4100° E · 240 m · 4 mapped features
Buried Insula North
insulaBuried Insula North at Kerma — Eastern Town Buried Quarter (Sudan) — insula with stratified deposits
19.6090° N · 30.4088° EStreet Grid Sector
streetStreet Grid Sector at Kerma — Eastern Town Buried Quarter (Sudan) — street with stratified deposits
19.6121° N · 30.4119° EWorkshop Terrace
workshopWorkshop Terrace at Kerma — Eastern Town Buried Quarter (Sudan) — workshop with stratified deposits
19.6115° N · 30.4085° ERampart Segment
rampartRampart Segment at Kerma — Eastern Town Buried Quarter (Sudan) — rampart with stratified deposits
19.6121° N · 30.4112° E