Hillfort Rampart Asia 58 — Mongolia Region 10
Period Iron Age·Regional culture Asia-Megalith·🇲🇳 Mongolia Region 10, Mongolia
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About Hillfort Rampart Asia 58 — Mongolia Region 10
Hillfort Rampart Asia 58 — Mongolia Region 10 in Mongolia Region 10, Mongolia is a Bronze Age megalithic with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
Why it mattersKey Regional culture Asia-Megalith megalithic with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Trade network extent
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Defensive stronghold
- 02Ceremonial centre
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 BCE
- Period
- Period Iron Age
- Culture
- Regional culture Asia-Megalith
- Purpose
- megalithic ritual/settlement purpose for Asia-Megalith
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1946
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 500 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Hillfort Rampart Asia 58 — Mongolia Region 10
1950 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Hillfort Rampart Asia 58 — Mongolia Region 10
c. 1500 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Hillfort Rampart Asia 58 — Mongolia Region 10
On the ground
Structures & features
4.6655° N · 112.2792° E · 967 m · 3 mapped features
Hillfort Rampart Asia 58 — Mongolia Region 10 — Principal Standing Stone
standing stonestanding stone at Hillfort Rampart Asia 58 — Mongolia Region 10 — hydraulic feature
4.6671° N · 112.2792° EHillfort Rampart Asia 58 — Mongolia Region 10 — Northern Chamber
chamberchamber at Hillfort Rampart Asia 58 — Mongolia Region 10 — subsidiary complex
4.6649° N · 112.2787° EHillfort Rampart Asia 58 — Mongolia Region 10 — Southern Cairn
cairncairn at Hillfort Rampart Asia 58 — Mongolia Region 10 — outlier feature
4.6642° N · 112.2775° E