Lixus Garum Factory Tank 12
Lixus Garum Factory Tank 12 North Annex · Lixus Site
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇲🇦 Tanger-Tétouan, Lixus, Morocco
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About Lixus Garum Factory Tank 12
Lixus Garum Factory Tank 12 in Tanger-Tétouan, Lixus, Morocco 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 35.2000N -6.1090E controls access to Tanger-Tétouan 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 Tanger-Tétouan, Lixus, 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
- 1990 survey
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction of Lixus Garum Factory Tank 12 main structure
c. 1930
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1990–2005
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Lixus Garum Factory Tank 12) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
35.2000° N · 6.1090° W · 290 m · 4 mapped features
Lixus Garum Factory Tank 12 — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient city — Walled area 12 ha with diagnostic masonry/panel
35.2008° N · 6.1081° WLixus Garum Factory Tank 12 — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
35.1990° N · 6.1097° WLixus Garum Factory Tank 12 — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
35.2015° N · 6.1078° WLixus Garum Factory Tank 12 — Hydraulic/Cistern
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site
35.1984° N · 6.1101° W