Naqa Lion Temple Outlier
Naqa Lion Temple Outlier Site
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)·Iron Age·🇰🇪 Rift Valley, Kenya
About
About Naqa Lion Temple Outlier
Naqa Lion Temple Outlier in Rift Valley, Kenya is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) earthwork 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 Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) earthwork traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Naqa Lion Temple Outlier
- 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. 800 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Iron Age
- Purpose
- Funerary and ritual complex
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 800 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
1.4398° S · 35.8495° E · 196 m · 3 mapped features
Naqa Lion Temple Outlier — Principal Feature
structurePrimary earthwork feature at Naqa Lion Temple Outlier
1.4390° S · 35.8503° ENaqa Lion Temple Outlier — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Naqa Lion Temple Outlier
1.4405° S · 35.8489° ENaqa Lion Temple Outlier — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Naqa Lion Temple Outlier
1.4387° S · 35.8485° E