Soba East — Buried Church North (Khartoum, Sudan)
Soba Church N
Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇸🇩 Khartoum, Soba East, Sudan
About
About Soba East — Buried Church North (Khartoum, Sudan)
Soba East — Buried Church North (Khartoum, Sudan) in Khartoum, Soba East, Sudan is a Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age. Systematic survey and coring document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal platform and domestic quarter. Dimensions insula 28 × 42 m; street grid 120 m × 90 m; area 31.6 ha. Excavation buried; condition buried under 2–5 m alluvium/colluvium. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age buried-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 380 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Elite residence hypothesis
- 02Territorial marker
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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Buried urban quarter under later deposits
- Rediscovered
- 1921
- Excavation
- Buried
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1116 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1957
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1541 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
15.5200° N · 32.6600° E · 380 m · 3 mapped features
Buried Insula North
insulaBuried Insula North at Soba East — Buried Church North (Khartoum, Sudan) — insula with stratified deposits
15.5187° N · 32.6576° EStreet Grid Sector
streetStreet Grid Sector at Soba East — Buried Church North (Khartoum, Sudan) — street with stratified deposits
15.5204° N · 32.6613° EWorkshop Terrace
workshopWorkshop Terrace at Soba East — Buried Church North (Khartoum, Sudan) — workshop with stratified deposits
15.5184° N · 32.6623° E