Kondoa Irangi — Rock Paintings Ancillary Panel (Kolo)
Kondoa Panel
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)·Palaeolithic to Iron Age·🇹🇿 Dodoma, Kondoa, Kolo, Tanzania
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About Kondoa Irangi — Rock Paintings Ancillary Panel (Kolo)
Kondoa Irangi — Rock Paintings Ancillary Panel (Kolo) in Dodoma, Kondoa, Kolo, Tanzania is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Palaeolithic to Iron Age. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document radiocarbon sequence. The site includes a principal citadel and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions panel 8.5 m × 3.2 m; shelter 28 m wide × 12 m deep; area unmeasured ha. Excavation excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Palaeolithic to Iron Age rock-art with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 1300 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Elite residence hypothesis
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. 15000 BCE
- Period
- Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Palaeolithic to Iron Age
- Purpose
- Rock art panel and ritual gallery
- Rediscovered
- 1929
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 15000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1132 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1889
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
4.9100° N · 35.7900° E · 1300 m · 4 mapped features
Main Painted Panel
panelMain Painted Panel at Kondoa Irangi — Rock Paintings Ancillary Panel (Kolo) — panel with stratified deposits
4.9097° N · 35.7881° EUpper Gallery Niche
galleryUpper Gallery Niche at Kondoa Irangi — Rock Paintings Ancillary Panel (Kolo) — gallery with stratified deposits
4.9124° N · 35.7894° EAncillary Engraving Cluster
engravingAncillary Engraving Cluster at Kondoa Irangi — Rock Paintings Ancillary Panel (Kolo) — engraving with stratified deposits
4.9105° N · 35.7894° ERock Fall Boulder
boulderRock Fall Boulder at Kondoa Irangi — Rock Paintings Ancillary Panel (Kolo) — boulder with stratified deposits
4.9117° N · 35.7916° E