Hillfort Rampart Asia 85 — China Region 1
Period Neolithic·Regional culture Asia-Megalith·🇨🇳 China Region 1, China
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About Hillfort Rampart Asia 85 — China Region 1
Hillfort Rampart Asia 85 — China Region 1 in China Region 1, China is a Iron 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.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Function of enclosure
Theories
- 01Seasonal gathering
- 02Observatory
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. 800 CE
- Period
- Period Neolithic
- Culture
- Regional culture Asia-Megalith
- Purpose
- megalithic ritual/settlement purpose for Asia-Megalith
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1919
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 200 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Hillfort Rampart Asia 85 — China Region 1
c. 800 CE
Initial construction / first occupation at Hillfort Rampart Asia 85 — China Region 1
1970 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Hillfort Rampart Asia 85 — China Region 1
On the ground
Structures & features
28.8909° S · 115.0835° E · 889 m · 3 mapped features
Hillfort Rampart Asia 85 — China Region 1 — Principal Standing Stone
standing stonestanding stone at Hillfort Rampart Asia 85 — China Region 1 — outlier feature
28.8895° S · 115.0826° EHillfort Rampart Asia 85 — China Region 1 — Northern Chamber
chamberchamber at Hillfort Rampart Asia 85 — China Region 1 — hydraulic feature
28.8903° S · 115.0825° EHillfort Rampart Asia 85 — China Region 1 — Cairn Annex 3
cairncairn at Hillfort Rampart Asia 85 — China Region 1 — outlier feature
28.8919° S · 115.0821° E