Harlaa Urban Mound East — Ténéré (Agadez)
Harlaa Urban Mound East Site
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE)·Classical·🇳🇪 Ténéré, Niger
About
About Harlaa Urban Mound East — Ténéré (Agadez)
Harlaa Urban Mound East in Ténéré, Niger is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) ancient city 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 Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) ancient-city traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Harlaa Urban Mound East
- 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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Classical
- Purpose
- Funerary and ritual complex
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
17.0554° N · 8.8873° E · 530 m · 3 mapped features
Harlaa Urban Mound East — Principal Feature
structurePrimary ancient-city feature at Harlaa Urban Mound East
17.0562° N · 8.8881° EHarlaa Urban Mound East — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Harlaa Urban Mound East
17.0547° N · 8.8867° EHarlaa Urban Mound East — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Harlaa Urban Mound East
17.0565° N · 8.8863° E