Tichitt Stone Village Sector W13
Tichitt Stone Village Sector W13 North Annex · Tichitt Site
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇲🇷 Tagant, Tichitt, Mauritania
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About Tichitt Stone Village Sector W13
Tichitt Stone Village Sector W13 in Tagant, Tichitt, Mauritania is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal walled area 12 ha and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 18.4280N -9.4880E controls access to Tagant resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient city for Tagant, Tichitt, illustrating Bronze Age construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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. 2800 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Regional urban centre controlling trade and administration
- Rediscovered
- 1996 survey
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction of Tichitt Stone Village Sector W13 main structure
c. 1936
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1996–2011
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Tichitt Stone Village Sector W13) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
18.4280° N · 9.4880° W · 332 m · 4 mapped features
Tichitt Stone Village Sector W13 — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient city — Walled area 12 ha with diagnostic masonry/panel
18.4288° N · 9.4871° WTichitt Stone Village Sector W13 — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
18.4270° N · 9.4887° WTichitt Stone Village Sector W13 — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
18.4295° N · 9.4868° WTichitt Stone Village Sector W13 — Hydraulic/Cistern
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site
18.4264° N · 9.4891° W