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