Steppe Kite Desert Gate East — Finnmark (Alta)
Steppe Kite Desert Gate East Site
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)·Local Neolithic·🇳🇴 Finnmark, Norway
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About Steppe Kite Desert Gate East — Finnmark (Alta)
Steppe Kite Desert Gate East in Finnmark, Norway is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Local Neolithic 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 Local Neolithic site illustrating Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) hydraulic traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Steppe Kite Desert Gate East
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Local Neolithic
- 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. 1200 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Local Neolithic
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1200 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
69.6601° N · 24.0588° E · 443 m · 3 mapped features
- Steppe Kite Desert Gate East — Principal FeaturestructurePrimary hydraulic feature at Steppe Kite Desert Gate East69.6609° N · 24.0596° E
- Steppe Kite Desert Gate East — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary complex at Steppe Kite Desert Gate East69.6594° N · 24.0582° E
- Steppe Kite Desert Gate East — Outlierrock artOutlier at Steppe Kite Desert Gate East69.6612° N · 24.0577° E