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Senegambian stone circles
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Senegambian_stone_circles
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:associatedWith
megalithic culture
ancient burial practices
gptkbp:builtYear
3rd century BCE to 16th century CE
gptkbp:category
Megalithic monuments
Archaeological sites in Senegal
Archaeological sites in The Gambia
gptkbp:composedOf
stone circles
gptkbp:diameter_range
4 to 6 meters
gptkbp:excavatedBy
archaeologists
gptkbp:hasInscription
gptkb:Senegal
The Gambia
gptkbp:height_of_stones
up to 2.5 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Senegambian stone circles
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Senegal
The Gambia
gptkbp:majorSite
gptkb:Kerbatch
gptkb:Sine_Ngayène
gptkb:Wassu
Wanar
gptkbp:material
laterite
gptkbp:number_of_circles
over 1000
gptkbp:pieceCount
over 29,000
gptkbp:purpose
burial sites
gptkbp:region
gptkb:West_Africa
gptkbp:thickness_of_stones
about 0.25 meters
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria
(iii)
(iv)
(vi)
(i)
gptkbp:UNESCO_reference_number
1226
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
2006
yes
gptkbp:width_of_stones
about 0.6 meters
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Senegambia
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6