Olorgesailie — Site 15 Acheulean Horizon
Olorgesailie Site15
Neolithic to Chalcolithic (6000–3000 BCE)·Neolithic·🇰🇪 Rift Valley, Olorgesailie, Kenya
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About Olorgesailie — Site 15 Acheulean Horizon
Olorgesailie — Site 15 Acheulean Horizon in Rift Valley, Olorgesailie, Kenya is a Neolithic to Chalcolithic (6000–3000 BCE) ancient village attributed to Neolithic. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal necropolis and ancillary settlement. Dimensions 34m × 228m; area unmeasured ha. Excavation excavated; condition partially preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Neolithic ancient-village with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 1000 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Chronology and phasing
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. 5500 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic to Chalcolithic (6000–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Neolithic
- Purpose
- Settlement with domestic and craft quarters
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 5500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1028 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1890
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
On the ground
Structures & features
1.5800° N · 36.4500° E · 1000 m · 4 mapped features
- Principal MonumentstructurePrincipal Monument at Olorgesailie — Site 15 Acheulean Horizon — structure with stratified deposits1.5782° N · 36.4502° E
- Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary Complex at Olorgesailie — Site 15 Acheulean Horizon — complex with stratified deposits1.5783° N · 36.4487° E
- Outlier FeatureoutlierOutlier Feature at Olorgesailie — Site 15 Acheulean Horizon — outlier with stratified deposits1.5823° N · 36.4523° E
- Reservoir/CisternhydraulicReservoir/Cistern at Olorgesailie — Site 15 Acheulean Horizon — hydraulic with stratified deposits1.5803° N · 36.4477° E
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