Southern Bayuda Sanctuary East — Bayuda (57-38)
Iron Age (regional)·Iron Age·🇸🇩 Bayuda, Sudan
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About Southern Bayuda Sanctuary East — Bayuda (57-38)
Southern Bayuda Sanctuary East — Bayuda (57-38) at Bayuda, Sudan is a Iron Age (regional) rock art of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 200 CE for sanctuary and associated settlement. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersSouthern Bayuda Sanctuary East — Bayuda (57-38) at Bayuda, Sudan is a Iron Age (regional) rock art of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 200 CE for sanctuary and
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
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. 200 CE
- Period
- Iron Age (regional)
- Culture
- Iron Age
- Purpose
- Sanctuary and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 200 CE
Initial construction / first occupation at Southern Bayuda Sanctuary East — Bayuda (57-38)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Southern Bayuda Sanctuary East — Bayuda (57-38)
On the ground
Structures & features
17.1193° N · 33.1981° E · 194 m · 3 mapped features
- Southern Bayuda Sanctuary East — Bayuda (57-38) Main Rock-Art Featurerock artPrimary rock-art feature at Southern Bayuda Sanctuary East — Bayuda (57-38) – central sanctuary and associated settlement element with stratified deposits17.1194° N · 33.1981° E
- Southern Bayuda Sanctuary East — Bayuda (57-38) Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Southern Bayuda Sanctuary East — Bayuda (57-38) defining settlement or ritual space17.1192° N · 33.1981° E
- Southern Bayuda Sanctuary East — Bayuda (57-38) Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Southern Bayuda Sanctuary East — Bayuda (57-38) ceremonial landscape17.1194° N · 33.1980° E