Tipón Canal Aqueduct North
Tipón Canal Aqueduct North Site
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇫🇷 Dordogne, France
About
About Tipón Canal Aqueduct North
Tipón Canal Aqueduct North in Dordogne, France is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) archaeological wonder 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 Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) archaeological-wonder traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Tipón Canal Aqueduct North
- 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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
45.4865° N · 1.9008° E · 350 m · 3 mapped features
- Tipón Canal Aqueduct North — Principal FeaturestructurePrimary archaeological-wonder feature at Tipón Canal Aqueduct North45.4873° N · 1.9016° E
- Tipón Canal Aqueduct North — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary complex at Tipón Canal Aqueduct North45.4858° N · 1.9002° E
- Tipón Canal Aqueduct North — Outlierrock artOutlier at Tipón Canal Aqueduct North45.4876° N · 1.8998° E