Timgad — Trajan Arch Ancillary Insula North (Thamugadi)
تيمقاد · Timgad Insula N
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze Age urban·🇩🇿 Batna, Timgad, Algeria
image:NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona modified by Mariagata1959 · Public domain
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About Timgad — Trajan Arch Ancillary Insula North (Thamugadi)
Timgad — Trajan Arch Ancillary Insula North (Thamugadi) in Batna, Timgad, Algeria is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age urban. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal platform and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions city wall circuit 1.2 km; area 18 ha; area 14.3 ha. Excavation unexcavated; condition buried. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age urban ancient-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 1000 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Ceremonial centre
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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age urban
- Purpose
- Urban centre with palace and temple precinct
- Excavation
- Unexcavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 871 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1899
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
On the ground
Structures & features
35.4800° N · 6.4700° E · 1000 m · 4 mapped features
- Principal MonumentstructurePrincipal Monument at Timgad — Trajan Arch Ancillary Insula North (Thamugadi) — structure with stratified deposits35.4815° N · 6.4721° E
- Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary Complex at Timgad — Trajan Arch Ancillary Insula North (Thamugadi) — complex with stratified deposits35.4804° N · 6.4695° E
- Outlier FeatureoutlierOutlier Feature at Timgad — Trajan Arch Ancillary Insula North (Thamugadi) — outlier with stratified deposits35.4794° N · 6.4722° E
- Reservoir/CisternhydraulicReservoir/Cistern at Timgad — Trajan Arch Ancillary Insula North (Thamugadi) — hydraulic with stratified deposits35.4778° N · 6.4694° E
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