Reservoir of Little-Hunstanton
Little-Hunstanton
Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE)·Chalcolithic·🇾🇪 Hadramawt, Yemen
About
About Reservoir of Little-Hunstanton
Reservoir of Little-Hunstanton in Hadramawt, Yemen is a Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Chalcolithic culture. Systematically investigated through systematic survey and coring, it presents a principal enclosure with workshop zone. Construction employs cyclopean blocks and demonstrates long-distance exchange. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Chalcolithic hydraulic with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Ritual use and symbolic landscape
- 02Social hierarchy and elite control
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre and pilgrimage focus
- 02Elite residence and administrative 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. 3295 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE)
- Culture
- Chalcolithic
- Purpose
- Defensive and administrative
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3295 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 2495 BCE
Major expansion and monumental elaboration
c. 637 BCE
Rebuilding and fortification phase
2006
Modern archaeological excavation and survey
On the ground
Structures & features
15.0539° N · 48.5706° E · 589 m · 3 mapped features
Gateway
moundAncillary necropolis associated with main monument
15.0562° N · 48.5723° ENecropolis Extension
necropolisBurial zone — rock-cut chambers
15.0532° N · 48.5710° EShrine
petroglyphBurial zone — shaft tombs
15.0531° N · 48.5709° E