Zilum

A mid-first millennium BC fortified settlement near Lake Chad

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12859273
AutoresCarlos Magnavita (0000-0002-3968-1953, autor correspondente), Peter Breunig (0000-0003-0750-145X), James Ameje (National Monuments Council), Martin Posselt (0000-0003-3304-7449)
Ano2006
Volume4
Fascículo1
Páginas153-169
Data de publicação2006-06-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of African Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1612-1651 • E-ISSN: 2191-5784
EditoraBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.3213/1612-1651-10068
OpenAlexW2071233626
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas25

In the last few years, archaeological investigations carried out at the mid-first millennium BC settlement site of Zilum, Nigeria, have integrated magnetic survey, a geophysical technique, as an additional source of information. Amongst other results, the magnetic survey revealed the presence of an archaeological feature that encloses the entire settlement area. Excavations show that this feature consists of a ditch. Dimensions and shape suggest that its function was to restrict access to the settlement. Although direct evidence is missing, the ditch was most probably accompanied by an earth rampart or wall, now completely decayed. Based on the available data, it seems likely that Zilum was a fortified settlement

Archaeology · Ditch · Excavation · Feature (linguistics · Geography · Settlement (finance · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Geology