Tokar — Suakin Hinterland Mound
Post-Meroitic to Christian (300 BCE–1400 CE)·Beja–Meroitic·🇸🇩 Red Sea State, Sudan
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About Tokar — Suakin Hinterland Mound
Tokar — Suakin Hinterland Mound in Red Sea State, Sudan is a Post-Meroitic to Christian (300 BCE–1400 CE) tell attributed to Beja–Meroitic. Delta tell 6 m high in Baraka delta with bead and amphorae finds. Tokar delta Beja mound with Roman amphorae and Meroitic sherds, gateway to Suakin.
Why it mattersImportant Beja–Meroitic site of coastal/hinterland Red Sea State
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Trade network evidence
- 02Construction chronology
Theories
- 01Long-distance exchange
- 02Kayas sacred landscape
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. 300 BCE
- Period
- Post-Meroitic to Christian (300 BCE–1400 CE)
- Culture
- Beja–Meroitic
- Purpose
- Delta tell 6 m high in Baraka delta with bead and amphorae finds
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 300 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1920 CE
Antiquarian survey
On the ground
Structures & features
18.4300° N · 37.7600° E · 10 m · 3 mapped features
Tokar — Suakin Hinterland Mound — Rock Shelter Panel
panelPainted shelter wall
18.4302° N · 37.7601° ETokar — Suakin Hinterland Mound — Smelting Furnace
furnaceIron furnace remains
18.4298° N · 37.7602° ETokar — Suakin Hinterland Mound — Mound Edge
edgeMound erosion edge
18.4305° N · 37.7598° E