Sacred Axum Mound North — Axum (57-45)

Why it mattersSacred Axum Mound North — Axum (57-45) at Axum, Ethiopia is a Bronze Age (regional) rock art of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for mound and associ

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Built

c. 2500 BCE

Period

Bronze Age (regional)

Culture

Bronze Age

Purpose

Mound and associated settlement

Excavation

Excavation ongoing

1. c. 2500 BCE

   Initial construction / first occupation at Sacred Axum Mound North — Axum (57-45)

2. 19th–20th century

   Excavation and research at Sacred Axum Mound North — Axum (57-45)

• Sacred Axum Mound North — Axum (57-45) Main Rock-Art Featurerock artPrimary rock-art feature at Sacred Axum Mound North — Axum (57-45) – central mound and associated settlement element with stratified deposits14.4042° N · 39.0798° E
• Sacred Axum Mound North — Axum (57-45) Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Sacred Axum Mound North — Axum (57-45) defining settlement or ritual space14.4041° N · 39.0798° E
• Sacred Axum Mound North — Axum (57-45) Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Sacred Axum Mound North — Axum (57-45) ceremonial landscape14.4043° N · 39.0797° E
• Sacred Axum Mound North — Axum (57-45) Reservoir CisternhydraulicRock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management14.4040° N · 39.0797° E