Pazyryk Frozen Kurgan Outlier West — Pilbara (Newman)
Pazyryk Frozen Kurgan Outlier West Site
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze Age·🇦🇺 Pilbara, Australia
About
About Pazyryk Frozen Kurgan Outlier West — Pilbara (Newman)
Pazyryk Frozen Kurgan Outlier West in Pilbara, Australia is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) hydraulic attributed to Bronze Age 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 Bronze Age site illustrating Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) hydraulic traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Pazyryk Frozen Kurgan Outlier West
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Bronze Age
- 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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Agricultural and hydraulic centre
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
24.2542° S · 119.8906° E · 154 m · 3 mapped features
- Pazyryk Frozen Kurgan Outlier West — Principal FeaturestructurePrimary hydraulic feature at Pazyryk Frozen Kurgan Outlier West24.2535° S · 119.8914° E
- Pazyryk Frozen Kurgan Outlier West — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary complex at Pazyryk Frozen Kurgan Outlier West24.2550° S · 119.8900° E
- Pazyryk Frozen Kurgan Outlier West — Outlierrock artOutlier at Pazyryk Frozen Kurgan Outlier West24.2532° S · 119.8896° E