Rig Ach Camp
Rig Ach
Neolithic (6000–3000 BCE)·Neolithic·🇨🇦 British Columbia, Canada
About
About Rig Ach Camp
Rig Ach Camp in British Columbia, Canada is a Neolithic (6000–3000 BCE) hillfort attributed to Neolithic culture. Systematically investigated through photogrammetry and coring, it presents a central mound with ancillary settlement. Construction employs ashlar with clamp and demonstrates craft specialization. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Neolithic hillfort with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Ritual use and symbolic landscape
- 02Function as ceremonial vs domestic centre
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape and ancestral veneration
- 02Centralized storage and redistribution (Cunliffe)
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. 4090 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic (6000–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Neolithic
- Purpose
- Necropolis and ritual
- Excavation
- Unexcavated
c. 4090 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 3290 BCE
Major expansion and monumental elaboration
c. 669 BCE
Rebuilding and fortification phase
1981
Modern archaeological excavation and survey
On the ground
Structures & features
51.8091° N · 119.9683° W · 2457 m · 3 mapped features
Temple Platform
reservoirBurial zone — tumuli
51.8114° N · 119.9674° WRock Art Panel
moundPrimary hillfort at Rig Ach Camp — enclosure wall
51.8062° N · 119.9688° WOutlier Panel
altarPrimary hillfort at Rig Ach Camp — platform mound
51.8072° N · 119.9664° W