Sahara Kite V-Shaped Wall West
Sahara Kite V-Shaped Wall West Site
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇦🇺 Pilbara, Australia
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About Sahara Kite V-Shaped Wall West
Sahara Kite V-Shaped Wall West in Pilbara, Australia is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) hillfort 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 Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) hillfort traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Sahara Kite V-Shaped Wall 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. 800 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Funerary and ritual complex
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 800 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
23.7665° S · 119.4082° E · 601 m · 3 mapped features
Sahara Kite V-Shaped Wall West — Principal Feature
structurePrimary hillfort feature at Sahara Kite V-Shaped Wall West
23.7657° S · 119.4090° ESahara Kite V-Shaped Wall West — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Sahara Kite V-Shaped Wall West
23.7672° S · 119.4076° ESahara Kite V-Shaped Wall West — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Sahara Kite V-Shaped Wall West
23.7654° S · 119.4072° E