Ngala / Ndufu Mound (Chad Basin)
Ngala · Ndufu · Ndufu mound
Iron Age to Kanem-Bornu·Chad Basin·🇳🇬 Borno State, Lake Chad margin, Ngala district, Nigeria
About
About Ngala / Ndufu Mound (Chad Basin)
Firki classic mound 5 m with cattle-trail causeways visible on SAR; compound enclosures vs kraals detected by magnetometry. Recorded context — Period: Iron Age to Kanem-Bornu; Culture: Chad Basin; Field status: partially excavated; Materials: limestone, sandstone; Condition: ruins.
Why it mattersSignificant regional centre illustrating cultural transition.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology refinement
- 02Function of enclosures
Theories
- 01Trade corridor model
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- 450 BCE–1700 CE mound reoccupations
- Period
- Iron Age to Kanem-Bornu
- Culture
- Chad Basin
- Purpose
- Regional centre / fortified town and trade node
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
450 BCE–1700 CE mound reoccupations
Initial construction
c. 1226 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
12.3500° N · 14.1833° E · 285 m · 2 mapped features