Sanctuary of Wold-Ditch
Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE)·Early Bronze Age·🇺🇸 Ohio, United States
About
About Sanctuary of Wold-Ditch
Sanctuary of Wold-Ditch in Ohio, United States is a Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE) temple complex attributed to Early Bronze Age culture. Systematically investigated through systematic survey and fieldwalking, it presents a principal enclosure with workshop zone. UNESCO World Heritage context. Construction employs ashlar with clamp and demonstrates distinct phasing. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Early Bronze Age temple-complex with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Water management and resilience
- 02Population scale vs catchment
Theories
- 01Territorial marker and boundary statement
- 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. 2615 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE)
- Culture
- Early Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Agricultural and hydraulic
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2615 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 1815 BCE
Major expansion and monumental elaboration
c. 764 BCE
Rebuilding and fortification phase
2015
Modern archaeological excavation and survey
On the ground
Structures & features
40.4674° N · 82.1064° W · 1458 m · 4 mapped features
Reservoir/Cistern
galleryBurial zone — rock-cut chambers
40.4682° N · 82.1058° WTemple Platform
shrineAncillary settlement associated with main monument
40.4646° N · 82.1044° WRock Art Panel
structureAncillary workshop associated with main monument
40.4704° N · 82.1049° WOutlier Panel
templeHydraulic feature — reservoir
40.4671° N · 82.1067° W