Djenné-Djeno — Mound Ancillary Brick Wall Sector
Djenné Wall Sector
Chalcolithic to Bronze Age (4500–1200 BCE)·Chalcolithic–Early Bronze·🇲🇱 Mopti, Djenné-Djeno, Mali
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About Djenné-Djeno — Mound Ancillary Brick Wall Sector
Djenné-Djeno — Mound Ancillary Brick Wall Sector in Mopti, Djenné-Djeno, Mali is a Chalcolithic to Bronze Age (4500–1200 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–Early Bronze. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal platform and ancillary settlement. Dimensions mound 120 m × 90 m × 18 m high; deposit 20 m thick; area 29.0 ha. Excavation excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Chalcolithic–Early Bronze tell with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 280 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 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. 4000–3500 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic to Bronze Age (4500–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Chalcolithic–Early Bronze
- Purpose
- Multi-period tell settlement with stratified architecture
- Rediscovered
- 1990
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 4000–3500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1035 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1939
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
13.9000° N · 4.5400° W · 280 m · 3 mapped features
Mound Summit Sanctuary
sanctuaryMound Summit Sanctuary at Djenné-Djeno — Mound Ancillary Brick Wall Sector — sanctuary with stratified deposits
13.9019° N · 4.5402° WLower Town Insula
insulaLower Town Insula at Djenné-Djeno — Mound Ancillary Brick Wall Sector — insula with stratified deposits
13.9010° N · 4.5389° WFortification Wall
wallFortification Wall at Djenné-Djeno — Mound Ancillary Brick Wall Sector — wall with stratified deposits
13.8990° N · 4.5394° W