Nabta Playa Calendar Extension — Atlas (Marrakech)
Nabta Playa Calendar Extension Site
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE)·Local Neolithic·🇲🇦 Atlas, Morocco
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About Nabta Playa Calendar Extension — Atlas (Marrakech)
Nabta Playa Calendar Extension in Atlas, Morocco is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) buried city attributed to Local Neolithic culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Local Neolithic site illustrating Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) buried-city traditions.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Nabta Playa Calendar Extension
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Local Neolithic
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
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 BCE
- Period
- Early Medieval (500–1000 CE)
- Culture
- Local Neolithic
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
30.8379° N · 7.9196° W · 593 m · 3 mapped features
Nabta Playa Calendar Extension — Principal Feature
structurePrimary buried-city feature at Nabta Playa Calendar Extension
30.8387° N · 7.9188° WNabta Playa Calendar Extension — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Nabta Playa Calendar Extension
30.8372° N · 7.9202° WNabta Playa Calendar Extension — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Nabta Playa Calendar Extension
30.8390° N · 7.9206° W