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Barrage? Actually Kasbah Taourirt Ancillary North (Tadla, Morocco)

Tadla Barrage N

Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE)·Hydraulic culture·🇲🇦 Béni Mellal-Khénifra, Kasbah Tadla, Morocco

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About Barrage? Actually Kasbah Taourirt Ancillary North (Tadla, Morocco)

Barrage? Actually Kasbah Taourirt Ancillary North (Tadla, Morocco) in Béni Mellal-Khénifra, Kasbah Tadla, Morocco is a Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE) hydraulic attributed to Hydraulic culture. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document radiocarbon sequence. The site includes a principal enclosure and domestic quarter. Dimensions canal 450 m long × 3.5 m wide; reservoir 52 m × 38 m; area 18.1 ha. Excavation unexcavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.

Why it mattersKey Hydraulic culture hydraulic with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 500 m elevation.

Open questions

Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

  1. 01Chronology and phasing
  2. 02Function and labor organization

Theories

  1. 01Ritual landscape model
  2. 02Elite residence hypothesis

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
Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE)
Culture
Hydraulic culture
Purpose
Water management and hydraulic engineering
Rediscovered
1889
Excavation
Unexcavated

  1. c. 1500 BCE

    Initial construction / foundation

  2. c. 1051 BCE

    Major refurbishment / second phase

  3. 1921

    Modern rediscovery and excavation

On the ground

Structures & features

32.5900° N · 6.2700° W · 500 m · 4 mapped features

  • Main Canal Channel

    canal

    Main Canal Channel at Barrage? Actually Kasbah Taourirt Ancillary North (Tadla, Morocco) — canal with stratified deposits

    32.5901° N · 6.2718° W

  • Reservoir Basin

    reservoir

    Reservoir Basin at Barrage? Actually Kasbah Taourirt Ancillary North (Tadla, Morocco) — reservoir with stratified deposits

    32.5876° N · 6.2691° W

  • Regulator Gate

    gate

    Regulator Gate at Barrage? Actually Kasbah Taourirt Ancillary North (Tadla, Morocco) — gate with stratified deposits

    32.5924° N · 6.2718° W

  • Aqueduct Pier

    aqueduct

    Aqueduct Pier at Barrage? Actually Kasbah Taourirt Ancillary North (Tadla, Morocco) — aqueduct with stratified deposits

    32.5893° N · 6.2688° W

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