01 Kerma Ancient City (Dukki Gel) (1)

            In the Early Kerma period, the city developed around a primitive sanctuary and its annexes. A series of cult places situated in the same location for almost a thousand years led to the development of a complex religious quarter comprised of chapels, magazines, and workshops. 
The ruins of the western deffufa, centre of religious power, stand almost 20 feet high. 
The seat of political power is within the palace located 50 metres south-east. It comprises a large circular “hut” (14 m diameter) that must have served as audience chamber or stateroom for the king.
The city is protected by walls, bastions and trenches, modified as it expanded. 
During the Middle Kerma period, it fits within a square approximately 170 x 170 metres and possessed six differently oriented entrances. 
While an important avenue goes through the city, the paths that lead to its centre are nothing but narrow passages. Houses are comprised of two groups of rectangular buildings divided by a courtyard. The larger houses are near the paths leading to the city’s centre and most possess a courtyard with a winding wall, where the kitchens, silos and domestic annexes are located.
   

Taken in: Sudan / Northern / Kerma (show map)

Taken on: November 11, 2019

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