Kurgan Field Pyramid 108 — Sudan Region 12
Period Iron Age·Regional culture Pyramid-Variant·🇸🇩 Sudan Region 12, Sudan
About
About Kurgan Field Pyramid 108 — Sudan Region 12
Kurgan Field Pyramid 108 — Sudan Region 12 in Sudan Region 12, Sudan is a Bronze Age pyramid with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
Why it mattersKey Regional culture Pyramid-Variant pyramid with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function of enclosure
- 02Trade network extent
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. 3200 BCE
- Period
- Period Iron Age
- Culture
- Regional culture Pyramid-Variant
- Purpose
- pyramid ritual/settlement purpose for Pyramid-Variant
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1989
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 1200 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Kurgan Field Pyramid 108 — Sudan Region 12
c. 3200 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Kurgan Field Pyramid 108 — Sudan Region 12
1950 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Kurgan Field Pyramid 108 — Sudan Region 12
On the ground
Structures & features
0.1411° N · 4.9431° W · 62 m · 3 mapped features
Kurgan Field Pyramid 108 — Sudan Region 12 — Principal Pyramid
pyramidpyramid at Kurgan Field Pyramid 108 — Sudan Region 12 — primary structure
0.1397° N · 4.9426° WKurgan Field Pyramid 108 — Sudan Region 12 — Northern Chamber
chamberchamber at Kurgan Field Pyramid 108 — Sudan Region 12 — outlier feature
0.1423° N · 4.9451° WKurgan Field Pyramid 108 — Sudan Region 12 — Causeway Annex 3
causewaycauseway at Kurgan Field Pyramid 108 — Sudan Region 12 — hydraulic feature
0.1425° N · 4.9448° W