Senegal
Les tumulus de Cekeen
Les tumulus de Cekeen by Roman Bruehwiler
Les tumulus de Cekeen by Roman Bruehwiler
The tumuli of Cekeen comprise 56 earthen burial mounds. They include a 12m high one. They were made by placing the deceased under the roof of his hut and then covering it with earth to form a tumulus.
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- Full Name
- Les tumulus de Cekeen (ID: 2079)
- Country
- Senegal
- Status
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On tentative list 2005
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History of Les tumulus de Cekeen
- 2005: Added to Tentative List
- Added to tentative list
- Type
- Cultural
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- UNESCO
- whc.unesco.org
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- Archaeological site: Civilizations of Sub-Saharan Africa
- Secular structure: Burial
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