Necropolis of Panel Qasr
Panel Qasr
Neolithic (6000–3000 BCE)·Neolithic·🇲🇲 Magway Region, Myanmar
About
About Necropolis of Panel Qasr
Necropolis of Panel Qasr in Magway Region, Myanmar is a Neolithic (6000–3000 BCE) necropolis attributed to Neolithic culture. Systematically investigated through photogrammetry and coring, it presents a principal enclosure with workshop zone. Construction employs ashlar with clamp and demonstrates long-distance exchange. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Neolithic necropolis with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Water management and resilience
- 02Construction labor organization and logistics
Theories
- 01Territorial marker and boundary statement
- 02Centralized storage and redistribution (Cunliffe)
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. 4694 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic (6000–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Neolithic
- Purpose
- Agricultural and hydraulic
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 4694 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 3894 BCE
Major expansion and monumental elaboration
c. 558 BCE
Rebuilding and fortification phase
1963
Modern archaeological excavation and survey
On the ground
Structures & features
20.8190° N · 95.2931° E · 289 m · 3 mapped features
Principal Monument
templeBurial zone — shaft tombs
20.8183° N · 95.2930° EStela Alignment
moundHydraulic feature — cistern
20.8201° N · 95.2926° ENecropolis Extension
enclosureBurial zone — tumuli
20.8215° N · 95.2918° E