Sahara Atlases — Oued Inaouen Stone Circle Village
Neolithic (4000–2500 BCE) Middle Atlas·Neolithic Atlas Berber pastoral·🇲🇦 North, Middle Atlas, near Fez, Inaouen depression, Morocco
About
About Sahara Atlases — Oued Inaouen Stone Circle Village
Middle Atlas circles surveyed. Recorded context — Period: Neolithic (4000–2500 BCE) Middle Atlas; Culture: Neolithic Atlas Berber pastoral; Field status: unexcavated; Materials: limestone slabs; Condition: preserved.
Why it mattersKey Neolithic Atlas Berber pastoral megalithic with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Collapse cause
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Elite residence
- 02Seasonal gathering
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. 4000 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic (4000–2500 BCE) Middle Atlas
- Culture
- Neolithic Atlas Berber pastoral
- Purpose
- Atlas stone circle cluster — high pastoral ritual enclosures
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1983
- Excavation
- Unexcavated
c. 4000 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Sahara Atlases — Oued Inaouen Stone Circle Village
1970 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Sahara Atlases — Oued Inaouen Stone Circle Village
On the ground
Structures & features
34.1200° N · 4.7200° W · 320 m · 3 mapped features
- Sahara Atlases — Oued Inaouen Stone Circle Village — Principal Standing Stonestanding stonestanding stone at Sahara Atlases — Oued Inaouen Stone Circle Village — hydraulic feature34.1203° N · 4.7202° W
- Sahara Atlases — Oued Inaouen Stone Circle Village — Northern Chamberchamberchamber at Sahara Atlases — Oued Inaouen Stone Circle Village — primary structure34.1220° N · 4.7188° W
- Sahara Atlases — Oued Inaouen Stone Circle Village — Southern Cairncairncairn at Sahara Atlases — Oued Inaouen Stone Circle Village — subsidiary complex34.1212° N · 4.7187° W