Tepe Sialk Platform A — Meroe (Meroe)
Tepe Sialk Platform A Site
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE)·Iron Age·🇸🇩 Meroe, Sudan
About
About Tepe Sialk Platform A — Meroe (Meroe)
Tepe Sialk Platform A in Meroe, Sudan is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) earthwork attributed to Iron Age 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 Iron Age site illustrating Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) earthwork traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Tepe Sialk Platform A
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Iron Age
- 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. 1200 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Iron Age
- Purpose
- Agricultural and hydraulic centre
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1200 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
16.8311° N · 34.5309° E · 747 m · 3 mapped features
Tepe Sialk Platform A — Principal Feature
structurePrimary earthwork feature at Tepe Sialk Platform A
16.8319° N · 34.5317° ETepe Sialk Platform A — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Tepe Sialk Platform A
16.8304° N · 34.5303° ETepe Sialk Platform A — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Tepe Sialk Platform A
16.8322° N · 34.5299° E