Stone Vale Geoglyph
Jōmon (14000–300 BCE)·Jōmon·🇧🇷 Piauí, Brazil
About
About Stone Vale Geoglyph
Stone Vale Geoglyph in Piauí, Brazil is a Jōmon (14000–300 BCE) geoglyph attributed to Jōmon culture. Systematically investigated through systematic survey and stratigraphic excavation, it presents a principal enclosure with necropolis. Construction employs mudbrick on stone socle and demonstrates long-distance exchange. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Jōmon geoglyph with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Ritual use and symbolic landscape
- 02Function as ceremonial vs domestic centre
Theories
- 01Elite residence and administrative centre
- 02Centralized storage and redistribution (Cunliffe)
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. 3967 BCE
- Period
- Jōmon (14000–300 BCE)
- Culture
- Jōmon
- Purpose
- Ceremonial and settlement
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3967 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 3167 BCE
Major expansion and monumental elaboration
c. 640 BCE
Rebuilding and fortification phase
1996
Modern archaeological excavation and survey
On the ground
Structures & features
9.0478° S · 43.6088° W · 134 m · 4 mapped features
Shrine
enclosureBurial zone — cists
9.0463° S · 43.6067° WNecropolis Extension
moundHydraulic feature — reservoir
9.0449° S · 43.6110° WOutlier Panel
gatewayAncillary field system associated with main monument
9.0477° S · 43.6069° WNecropolis Extension 4
galleryHydraulic feature — well
9.0454° S · 43.6073° W