Mesa Verde Cold Storage Pit South — South Siberia (Krasnoyarsk)
Mesa Verde Cold Storage Pit South Site
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE)·Local Neolithic·🇷🇺 South Siberia, Russia
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About Mesa Verde Cold Storage Pit South — South Siberia (Krasnoyarsk)
Mesa Verde Cold Storage Pit South in South Siberia, Russia is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) hillfort 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 Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) hillfort traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Mesa Verde Cold Storage Pit South
- 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
- Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Local Neolithic
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 500 CE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
56.4246° N · 93.4682° E · 164 m · 3 mapped features
Mesa Verde Cold Storage Pit South — Principal Feature
structurePrimary hillfort feature at Mesa Verde Cold Storage Pit South
56.4254° N · 93.4690° EMesa Verde Cold Storage Pit South — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Mesa Verde Cold Storage Pit South
56.4239° N · 93.4676° EMesa Verde Cold Storage Pit South — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Mesa Verde Cold Storage Pit South
56.4256° N · 93.4672° E