A stone tomb with two long “antennae” stood in the Sahara unexplained for millennia; archaeologists have now dated it to about 4,400 years ago
Excavations in Western Sahara have dated an unusual antennae tumulus to about 4,400 years ago, revealing its role as a burial monument.
A stone tomb with distinctive "antenna"-like extensions discovered in the Sahara desert has been dated to around 4,400 years ago, according to a new excavation. The monument, found at Wadi Lawash el Telli on the eastern edge of the Sluguilla Lawash rock-art site in northern Western Sahara, provides the first absolute chronology for an antennae tumulus in the Atlantic Sahara.
Measuring approximately 54.5 meters in length, the structure consists of an oval mound and two elongated lines of stones, all constructed from local Devonian limestone without mortar. The burial, which contained a single individual laid out supine with the head oriented south and feet pointing west, shows no signs of disturbance, allowing researchers to study the monument in a relatively undisturbed context.
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