Olduvai Gorge Bed IV Site — Atlas (Marrakech)
Olduvai Gorge Bed IV Site Site
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)·Local Neolithic·🇲🇦 Atlas, Morocco
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About Olduvai Gorge Bed IV Site — Atlas (Marrakech)
Olduvai Gorge Bed IV Site in Atlas, Morocco is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) ancient city attributed to Local Neolithic 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 Local Neolithic site illustrating Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) ancient-city traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Olduvai Gorge Bed IV Site
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Local Neolithic
- 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
- Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Local Neolithic
- Purpose
- Funerary and ritual complex
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
31.3739° N · 8.8922° W · 241 m · 3 mapped features
Olduvai Gorge Bed IV Site — Principal Feature
structurePrimary ancient-city feature at Olduvai Gorge Bed IV Site
31.3746° N · 8.8914° WOlduvai Gorge Bed IV Site — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Olduvai Gorge Bed IV Site
31.3731° N · 8.8928° WOlduvai Gorge Bed IV Site — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Olduvai Gorge Bed IV Site
31.3749° N · 8.8932° W