Kolomoki — Mound A North Ramp (Georgia)
Kolomoki N Ramp
Early Bronze Age to Iron Age (2500–500 BCE)·Hallstatt / Early Iron Age·🇺🇸 Georgia, Early County, Kolomoki, United States
About
About Kolomoki — Mound A North Ramp (Georgia)
Kolomoki — Mound A North Ramp (Georgia) in Georgia, Early County, Kolomoki, United States is a Early Bronze Age to Iron Age (2500–500 BCE) tumulus attributed to Hallstatt / Early Iron Age. Systematic survey and magnetometry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal necropolis and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions mound 22 m diameter × 6 m high; ditch 2 m deep; area 0.9 ha. Excavation unexcavated; condition partially preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Hallstatt / Early Iron Age tumulus with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 60 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Elite residence hypothesis
- 02Ritual landscape model
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. 1500–1200 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age to Iron Age (2500–500 BCE)
- Culture
- Hallstatt / Early Iron Age
- Builders
- Hallstatt
- Purpose
- Elite burial and ritual mound
- Rediscovered
- 1969
- Excavation
- Unexcavated
c. 1500–1200 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1095 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1919
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1451 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
31.4600° N · 84.9300° W · 60 m · 3 mapped features
Principal Monument
structurePrincipal Monument at Kolomoki — Mound A North Ramp (Georgia) — structure with stratified deposits
31.4589° N · 84.9309° WAncillary Complex
complexAncillary Complex at Kolomoki — Mound A North Ramp (Georgia) — complex with stratified deposits
31.4597° N · 84.9319° WOutlier Feature
outlierOutlier Feature at Kolomoki — Mound A North Ramp (Georgia) — outlier with stratified deposits
31.4582° N · 84.9311° W