Lower Meroe Temple East — Meroe (53-21)
Bronze Age (regional)·Bronze Age·🇸🇩 Meroe, Sudan
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About Lower Meroe Temple East — Meroe (53-21)
Lower Meroe Temple East — Meroe (53-21) at Meroe, Sudan is a Bronze Age (regional) ancient city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 800 BCE for temple and associated settlement. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersLower Meroe Temple East — Meroe (53-21) at Meroe, Sudan is a Bronze Age (regional) ancient city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 800 BCE for temple and ass
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
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. 800 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (regional)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Temple and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 800 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Lower Meroe Temple East — Meroe (53-21)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Lower Meroe Temple East — Meroe (53-21)
On the ground
Structures & features
17.6217° N · 33.5166° E · 123 m · 3 mapped features
Lower Meroe Temple East — Meroe (53-21) Main Ancient-City Feature
structurePrimary ancient-city feature at Lower Meroe Temple East — Meroe (53-21) – central temple and associated settlement element with stratified deposits
17.6217° N · 33.5167° ELower Meroe Temple East — Meroe (53-21) Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Lower Meroe Temple East — Meroe (53-21) defining settlement or ritual space
17.6216° N · 33.5167° ELower Meroe Temple East — Meroe (53-21) Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Lower Meroe Temple East — Meroe (53-21) ceremonial landscape
17.6218° N · 33.5166° E