Tichitt Settlement Cluster
Tichitt Settlement Cluster Site
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE)·Medieval·🇰🇪 Rift Valley, Kenya
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About Tichitt Settlement Cluster
Tichitt Settlement Cluster in Rift Valley, Kenya is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attributed to Medieval 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 Medieval site illustrating Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) temple-complex traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Tichitt Settlement Cluster
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Medieval
- 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. 500 CE
- Period
- Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Medieval
- Purpose
- Funerary and ritual complex
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 500 CE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
0.8308° S · 36.7701° E · 709 m · 3 mapped features
Tichitt Settlement Cluster — Principal Feature
structurePrimary temple-complex feature at Tichitt Settlement Cluster
0.8300° S · 36.7709° ETichitt Settlement Cluster — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Tichitt Settlement Cluster
0.8315° S · 36.7695° ETichitt Settlement Cluster — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Tichitt Settlement Cluster
0.8297° S · 36.7691° E