Gobero Cemetery Paleolake — Matmata (Gabes)
Gobero Cemetery Paleolake Site
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)·Medieval·🇹🇳 Matmata, Tunisia
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About Gobero Cemetery Paleolake — Matmata (Gabes)
Gobero Cemetery Paleolake in Matmata, Tunisia is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) ancient city attributed to Medieval 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 Medieval site illustrating Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) ancient-city traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Gobero Cemetery Paleolake
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Medieval
- 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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Medieval
- Purpose
- Agricultural and hydraulic centre
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
34.3891° N · 9.2523° E · 607 m · 3 mapped features
Gobero Cemetery Paleolake — Principal Feature
structurePrimary ancient-city feature at Gobero Cemetery Paleolake
34.3899° N · 9.2531° EGobero Cemetery Paleolake — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Gobero Cemetery Paleolake
34.3884° N · 9.2517° EGobero Cemetery Paleolake — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Gobero Cemetery Paleolake
34.3901° N · 9.2513° E