Scythian Animal Style Kurgan North
Scythian Animal Style Kurgan North Site
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)·Local Neolithic·🇦🇺 Pilbara, Australia
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About Scythian Animal Style Kurgan North
Scythian Animal Style Kurgan North in Pilbara, Australia is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) geoglyph 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 Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) geoglyph traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Scythian Animal Style Kurgan North
- 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
- Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Local Neolithic
- Purpose
- Defensive enclosure and administrative site
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
22.4434° S · 119.6579° E · 362 m · 3 mapped features
Scythian Animal Style Kurgan North — Principal Feature
structurePrimary geoglyph feature at Scythian Animal Style Kurgan North
22.4426° S · 119.6587° EScythian Animal Style Kurgan North — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Scythian Animal Style Kurgan North
22.4441° S · 119.6573° EScythian Animal Style Kurgan North — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Scythian Animal Style Kurgan North
22.4423° S · 119.6569° E