Harrah Kite Chain South — Hadramaut (Seiyun)
Harrah Kite Chain South Site
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇾🇪 Hadramaut, Yemen
About
About Harrah Kite Chain South — Hadramaut (Seiyun)
Harrah Kite Chain South in Hadramaut, Yemen is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) geoglyph attributed to Bronze 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 Bronze Age site illustrating Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) geoglyph traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Harrah Kite Chain South
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Bronze 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. 500 CE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 500 CE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
15.0456° N · 47.8198° E · 447 m · 3 mapped features
Harrah Kite Chain South — Principal Feature
structurePrimary geoglyph feature at Harrah Kite Chain South
15.0464° N · 47.8206° EHarrah Kite Chain South — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Harrah Kite Chain South
15.0449° N · 47.8192° EHarrah Kite Chain South — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Harrah Kite Chain South
15.0467° N · 47.8188° E