Senegambian Stone Circles
MegalithDescription
Senegambian Stone Circles is a megalith in Gambia, Africa. UNESCO World Heritage List: Stone Circles of Senegambia gives its chronology as “3rd century BCE to 16th century CE.” Its height is listed as 2.5 m (estimated). UNESCO World Heritage List: Stone Circles of Senegambia also records: “Burial monuments.”
More than 1,000 circles of carved laterite pillars along the Gambia River.
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| Field | Consensus | Alternative |
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| Date | 300 BCE - 1600 CE 3rd century BCE to 16th century CE UNESCO World Heritage List: Stone Circles of Senegambia | No claims found. |
| Purpose | Burial monuments UNESCO World Heritage List: Stone Circles of Senegambia | No claims found. |
| Method | No claims found. | No claims found. |
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Approximate - counted from January 1, 650 CE (UTC). Based on the midpoint of 300 BCE - 1,600 CE; the underlying date is uncertain.
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