Tegdaoust Aoudaghost Stone Town House C15
Tegdaoust Aoudaghost Stone Town House C15 North Annex · Tegdaoust Site
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇲🇷 Hodh El Gharbi, Aoudaghost, Mauritania
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About Tegdaoust Aoudaghost Stone Town House C15
Tegdaoust Aoudaghost Stone Town House C15 in Hodh El Gharbi, Aoudaghost, Mauritania is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal walled area 12 ha and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 17.4190N -10.4120E controls access to Hodh El Gharbi resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient city for Hodh El Gharbi, Aoudaghost, illustrating Bronze Age construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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. 2800 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Regional urban centre controlling trade and administration
- Rediscovered
- 1994 survey
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction of Tegdaoust Aoudaghost Stone Town House C15 main structure
c. 1934
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1994–2009
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Tegdaoust Aoudaghost Stone Town House C15) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
17.4190° N · 10.4120° W · 318 m · 4 mapped features
Tegdaoust Aoudaghost Stone Town House C15 — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient city — Walled area 12 ha with diagnostic masonry/panel
17.4198° N · 10.4111° WTegdaoust Aoudaghost Stone Town House C15 — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
17.4180° N · 10.4127° WTegdaoust Aoudaghost Stone Town House C15 — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
17.4205° N · 10.4108° WTegdaoust Aoudaghost Stone Town House C15 — Hydraulic/Cistern
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site
17.4174° N · 10.4131° W