Moray Concentric Terrace South
Moray Concentric Terrace South Site
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE)·Iron Age·🇦🇺 Kimberley, Australia
About
About Moray Concentric Terrace South
Moray Concentric Terrace South in Kimberley, Australia is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) hydraulic attributed to Iron Age 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 Iron Age site illustrating Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) hydraulic traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Moray Concentric Terrace South
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Iron Age
- 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. 1500 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Iron Age
- Purpose
- Funerary and ritual complex
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
18.6182° S · 122.1611° E · 597 m · 3 mapped features
Moray Concentric Terrace South — Principal Feature
structurePrimary hydraulic feature at Moray Concentric Terrace South
18.6174° S · 122.1619° EMoray Concentric Terrace South — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Moray Concentric Terrace South
18.6189° S · 122.1605° EMoray Concentric Terrace South — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Moray Concentric Terrace South
18.6171° S · 122.1601° E