Dun Petroglyph Field
Dun
Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE)·Ubaid·🇮🇪 County Kerry, Ireland
About
About Dun Petroglyph Field
Dun Petroglyph Field in County Kerry, Ireland is a Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) rock art attributed to Ubaid culture. Systematically investigated through systematic survey and fieldwalking, it presents a central mound with necropolis. Construction employs ashlar with clamp and demonstrates long-distance exchange. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Ubaid rock-art with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Population scale vs catchment
- 02Construction labor organization and logistics
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape and ancestral veneration
- 02Ceremonial centre and pilgrimage 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. 5315 BCE
- Period
- Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE)
- Culture
- Ubaid
- Purpose
- Necropolis and ritual
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 5315 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 4515 BCE
Major expansion and monumental elaboration
c. 892 BCE
Rebuilding and fortification phase
2009
Modern archaeological excavation and survey
On the ground
Structures & features
51.4222° N · 10.8847° W · 1860 m · 4 mapped features
Temple Platform
rampartOutlier feature with alignments
51.4223° N · 10.8820° WNecropolis Extension
altarHydraulic feature — aqueduct
51.4202° N · 10.8857° WAltar
rampartBurial zone — cists
51.4237° N · 10.8848° WHydraulic Channel
petroglyphAncillary necropolis associated with main monument
51.4232° N · 10.8864° W