Kerma Western Deffufa Brick Massif
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇸🇩 Northern, Kerma, Sudan
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About Kerma Western Deffufa Brick Massif
Kerma Western Deffufa Brick Massif in Northern, Kerma, Sudan is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal walled area 12 ha and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 19.6010N 30.4120E controls access to Northern resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient city for Northern, Kerma, illustrating Bronze Age construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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. 2800 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Regional urban centre controlling trade and administration
- Rediscovered
- 1967 survey
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction of Kerma Western Deffufa Brick Massif main structure
c. 1907
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1967–2012
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Kerma Western Deffufa Brick Massif) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
19.6010° N · 30.4120° E · 129 m · 3 mapped features
Kerma Western Deffufa Brick Massif — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient city — Walled area 12 ha with diagnostic masonry/panel
19.6018° N · 30.4129° EKerma Western Deffufa Brick Massif — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
19.6000° N · 30.4113° EKerma Western Deffufa Brick Massif — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
19.6025° N · 30.4132° E