Tumulus Cemetery Africa 36 — Ethiopia Region 12
Period Late Holocene·Regional culture Africa-Tumulus·🇪🇹 Ethiopia Region 12, Ethiopia
About
About Tumulus Cemetery Africa 36 — Ethiopia Region 12
Tumulus Cemetery Africa 36 — Ethiopia Region 12 in Ethiopia Region 12, Ethiopia is a Neolithic tumulus with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
Why it mattersKey Regional culture Africa-Tumulus tumulus with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Construction labor organization
Theories
- 01Defensive stronghold
- 02Territorial marker
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. 1500 BCE
- Period
- Period Late Holocene
- Culture
- Regional culture Africa-Tumulus
- Purpose
- tumulus ritual/settlement purpose for Africa-Tumulus
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1907
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Tumulus Cemetery Africa 36 — Ethiopia Region 12
c. 200 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Tumulus Cemetery Africa 36 — Ethiopia Region 12
1920 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Tumulus Cemetery Africa 36 — Ethiopia Region 12
On the ground
Structures & features
9.0983° N · 20.2793° E · 163 m · 3 mapped features
Tumulus Cemetery Africa 36 — Ethiopia Region 12 — Principal Chamber
chamberchamber at Tumulus Cemetery Africa 36 — Ethiopia Region 12 — subsidiary complex
9.0979° N · 20.2801° ETumulus Cemetery Africa 36 — Ethiopia Region 12 — Northern Dromos
dromosdromos at Tumulus Cemetery Africa 36 — Ethiopia Region 12 — hydraulic feature
9.0967° N · 20.2802° ETumulus Cemetery Africa 36 — Ethiopia Region 12 — Southern Mound
moundmound at Tumulus Cemetery Africa 36 — Ethiopia Region 12 — outlier feature
9.0997° N · 20.2779° E