Outer Meroe Temple B — Meroe (56-23)
Bronze Age (regional)·Bronze Age·🇸🇩 Meroe, Sudan
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About Outer Meroe Temple B — Meroe (56-23)
Outer Meroe Temple B — Meroe (56-23) at Meroe, Sudan is a Bronze Age (regional) earthwork of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 1200 BCE for temple 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 mattersOuter Meroe Temple B — Meroe (56-23) at Meroe, Sudan is a Bronze Age (regional) earthwork of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 1200 BCE for temple and associat
Open questions
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. 1200 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (regional)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Temple and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1200 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Outer Meroe Temple B — Meroe (56-23)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Outer Meroe Temple B — Meroe (56-23)
On the ground
Structures & features
17.4037° N · 33.6377° E · 469 m · 4 mapped features
- Outer Meroe Temple B — Meroe (56-23) Main Earthwork FeatureearthworkPrimary earthwork feature at Outer Meroe Temple B — Meroe (56-23) – central temple and associated settlement element with stratified deposits17.4038° N · 33.6378° E
- Outer Meroe Temple B — Meroe (56-23) Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Outer Meroe Temple B — Meroe (56-23) defining settlement or ritual space17.4036° N · 33.6378° E
- Outer Meroe Temple B — Meroe (56-23) Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Outer Meroe Temple B — Meroe (56-23) ceremonial landscape17.4038° N · 33.6377° E
- Outer Meroe Temple B — Meroe (56-23) Reservoir CisternhydraulicRock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management17.4036° N · 33.6377° E