Tiya — North Stele Field Sector 3 (Gurage)
Tiya Sector3
Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age (3000–1800 BCE)·Late Neolithic Atlantic·🇪🇹 SNNPR, Tiya, Gurage, Ethiopia
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About Tiya — North Stele Field Sector 3 (Gurage)
Tiya — North Stele Field Sector 3 (Gurage) in SNNPR, Tiya, Gurage, Ethiopia is a Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age (3000–1800 BCE) megalithic attributed to Late Neolithic Atlantic. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal citadel and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions chamber 4.2 m × 2.8 m; mound 18 m diameter; area unmeasured ha. Excavation excavated; condition preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Late Neolithic Atlantic megalithic with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 2100 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Ritual landscape model
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. 3000–2500 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age (3000–1800 BCE)
- Culture
- Late Neolithic Atlantic
- Purpose
- Ceremonial tomb and territorial marker
- Rediscovered
- 1886
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3000–2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 861 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1948
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1452 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
8.4300° N · 38.6100° E · 2100 m · 3 mapped features
- Principal ChamberchamberPrincipal Chamber at Tiya — North Stele Field Sector 3 (Gurage) — chamber with stratified deposits8.4310° N · 38.6119° E
- Peripheral Kerb SegmentkerbPeripheral Kerb Segment at Tiya — North Stele Field Sector 3 (Gurage) — kerb with stratified deposits8.4297° N · 38.6115° E
- Outlier Menhirstanding stoneOutlier Menhir at Tiya — North Stele Field Sector 3 (Gurage) — standing stone with stratified deposits8.4305° N · 38.6095° E
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