Dakhleh Oasis Roman Farm North
Dakhleh Oasis Roman Farm North Site
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)·Local Neolithic·🇳🇬 Nok Valley, Nigeria
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About Dakhleh Oasis Roman Farm North
Dakhleh Oasis Roman Farm North in Nok Valley, Nigeria is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) temple complex attributed to Local Neolithic culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Local Neolithic site illustrating Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) temple-complex traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Dakhleh Oasis Roman Farm North
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Local Neolithic
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
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 Age (3000–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Local Neolithic
- Purpose
- Funerary and ritual complex
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
9.7158° N · 7.9937° E · 464 m · 3 mapped features
Dakhleh Oasis Roman Farm North — Principal Feature
structurePrimary temple-complex feature at Dakhleh Oasis Roman Farm North
9.7166° N · 7.9945° EDakhleh Oasis Roman Farm North — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Dakhleh Oasis Roman Farm North
9.7151° N · 7.9931° EDakhleh Oasis Roman Farm North — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Dakhleh Oasis Roman Farm North
9.7169° N · 7.9927° E