Sacred Axum Mound North — Axum (57-45)

Why it mattersSacred Axum Mound North — Axum (57-45) at Axum, Ethiopia is a Bronze Age (regional) rock art of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for mound and associ

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Built

c. 2500 BCE

Period

Bronze Age (regional)

Culture

Bronze Age

Purpose

Mound and associated settlement

Excavation

Excavation ongoing

1. c. 2500 BCE

   Initial construction / first occupation at Sacred Axum Mound North — Axum (57-45)

2. 19th–20th century

   Excavation and research at Sacred Axum Mound North — Axum (57-45)

• Sacred Axum Mound North — Axum (57-45) Main Rock-Art Feature

  rock art

  Primary rock-art feature at Sacred Axum Mound North — Axum (57-45) – central mound and associated settlement element with stratified deposits

  14.4042° N · 39.0798° E

• Sacred Axum Mound North — Axum (57-45) Secondary Enclosure

  enclosure

  Ancillary enclosure/wall line at Sacred Axum Mound North — Axum (57-45) defining settlement or ritual space

  14.4041° N · 39.0798° E

• Sacred Axum Mound North — Axum (57-45) Outlier Rock Art Panel

  rock art

  Outlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Sacred Axum Mound North — Axum (57-45) ceremonial landscape

  14.4043° N · 39.0797° E

• Sacred Axum Mound North — Axum (57-45) Reservoir Cistern

  hydraulic

  Rock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management

  14.4040° N · 39.0797° E