Harlaa Urban Mound East — Serengeti (Arusha)
Harlaa Urban Mound East Site
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE)·Iron Age·🇹🇿 Serengeti, Tanzania
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About Harlaa Urban Mound East — Serengeti (Arusha)
Harlaa Urban Mound East in Serengeti, Tanzania is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Iron Age 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 Iron Age site illustrating Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) rock-art traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Harlaa Urban Mound East
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Iron Age
- 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
- Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Iron Age
- Purpose
- Funerary and ritual complex
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
2.9813° S · 36.2266° E · 592 m · 3 mapped features
Harlaa Urban Mound East — Principal Feature
structurePrimary rock-art feature at Harlaa Urban Mound East
2.9805° S · 36.2274° EHarlaa Urban Mound East — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Harlaa Urban Mound East
2.9820° S · 36.2260° EHarlaa Urban Mound East — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Harlaa Urban Mound East
2.9802° S · 36.2256° E