Kukulkan El Castillo Annex
Kukulkan El Castillo Annex Site
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE)·Local Neolithic·🇮🇶 Southern Alluvium, Iraq
About
About Kukulkan El Castillo Annex
Kukulkan El Castillo Annex in Southern Alluvium, Iraq is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) earthwork attributed to Local Neolithic culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Local Neolithic site illustrating Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) earthwork traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Kukulkan El Castillo Annex
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Local Neolithic
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
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. 500 CE
- Period
- Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Local Neolithic
- Purpose
- Funerary and ritual complex
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 500 CE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
31.0975° N · 45.9535° E · 412 m · 3 mapped features
Kukulkan El Castillo Annex — Principal Feature
structurePrimary earthwork feature at Kukulkan El Castillo Annex
31.0983° N · 45.9543° EKukulkan El Castillo Annex — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Kukulkan El Castillo Annex
31.0968° N · 45.9529° EKukulkan El Castillo Annex — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Kukulkan El Castillo Annex
31.0986° N · 45.9525° E