Old Lalibela Village Inner — Lalibela (59-25)
Bronze Age (regional)·Bronze Age·🇪🇹 Lalibela, Ethiopia
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About Old Lalibela Village Inner — Lalibela (59-25)
Old Lalibela Village Inner — Lalibela (59-25) at Lalibela, Ethiopia is a Bronze Age (regional) ancient city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for village and associated settlement. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersOld Lalibela Village Inner — Lalibela (59-25) at Lalibela, Ethiopia is a Bronze Age (regional) ancient city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for v
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (regional)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Village and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Old Lalibela Village Inner — Lalibela (59-25)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Old Lalibela Village Inner — Lalibela (59-25)
On the ground
Structures & features
12.3573° N · 39.3656° E · 45 m · 3 mapped features
Old Lalibela Village Inner — Lalibela (59-25) Main Ancient-City Feature
structurePrimary ancient-city feature at Old Lalibela Village Inner — Lalibela (59-25) – central village and associated settlement element with stratified deposits
12.3574° N · 39.3657° EOld Lalibela Village Inner — Lalibela (59-25) Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Old Lalibela Village Inner — Lalibela (59-25) defining settlement or ritual space
12.3572° N · 39.3657° EOld Lalibela Village Inner — Lalibela (59-25) Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Old Lalibela Village Inner — Lalibela (59-25) ceremonial landscape
12.3574° N · 39.3655° E