Gobero Cemetery Paleolake — Serengeti (Arusha)
Gobero Cemetery Paleolake Site
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE)·Classical·🇹🇿 Serengeti, Tanzania
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About Gobero Cemetery Paleolake — Serengeti (Arusha)
Gobero Cemetery Paleolake in Serengeti, Tanzania is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attributed to Classical 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 Classical site illustrating Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) temple-complex traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Gobero Cemetery Paleolake
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Classical
- 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. 1200 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Classical
- Purpose
- Agricultural and hydraulic centre
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1200 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
3.5843° S · 36.0526° E · 358 m · 3 mapped features
Gobero Cemetery Paleolake — Principal Feature
structurePrimary temple-complex feature at Gobero Cemetery Paleolake
3.5835° S · 36.0534° EGobero Cemetery Paleolake — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Gobero Cemetery Paleolake
3.5850° S · 36.0520° EGobero Cemetery Paleolake — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Gobero Cemetery Paleolake
3.5832° S · 36.0516° E