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The enclosures were open-air sanctuaries used by mobile hunter-gatherers who did not live on the mound.
The enclosures were open-air sanctuaries used by mobile hunter-gatherers who did not live on the mound.
Where it stands
DisputedTwo pieces of evidence for, three against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- No houses, hearths, storage or burials on the mound contemporary with the enclosures.
- Faunal and lithic material from a wide regional catchment; seasonal rather than year-round occupation.
- The enclosures were unroofed and deliberately backfilled at the end of use.
What would rule it out
- Contemporary domestic buildings, cisterns and burials on the mound, and evidence the enclosures were roofed.
Evidence 2 for · 3 against
FOR
AGAINST
AGAINST
AGAINST
The questions it answers
Most likelyThe enclosures were roofed communal and ritual buildings within a permanent hunter-gatherer settlement
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). The enclosures were open-air sanctuaries used by mobile hunter-gatherers who did not live on the mound. [Answer ANS0D956WQ42DNK]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D956WQ42DNK
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title = {The enclosures were open-air sanctuaries used by mobile hunter-gatherers who did not live on the mound.},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0D956WQ42DNK},
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