In this area, a tumulus was used as a burial mound for chiefs. A deceased chief would be joined by other members of his court along with important objects such as furniture and other implements.[1] In this case, he and his escort would be situated in the chief's hut, whereupon the hut was buried with soil and rocks. Thousands of such tumuli exist in Senegal, but it is in Cekeen that the biggest and most densely scattered occur.
World Heritage Statusedit
This site was added to the UNESCOWorld Heritage Tentative List on November 18, 2005 in the Cultural category.[1]
cekeen, tumuli, tumuli, cekeen, located, diourbel, department, diourbel, region, diourbel, region, city, diourbel, were, part, precolonial, kingdom, baol, part, present, senegal, contents, purpose, world, heritage, status, also, referencespurpose, editin, this. The tumuli of Cekeen are located in the Diourbel Department of the Diourbel Region The Diourbel Region and the city of Diourbel were part of the precolonial Kingdom of Baol now part of present day Senegal Contents 1 Purpose 2 World Heritage Status 3 See also 4 ReferencesPurpose editIn this area a tumulus was used as a burial mound for chiefs A deceased chief would be joined by other members of his court along with important objects such as furniture and other implements 1 In this case he and his escort would be situated in the chief s hut whereupon the hut was buried with soil and rocks Thousands of such tumuli exist in Senegal but it is in Cekeen that the biggest and most densely scattered occur World Heritage Status editThis site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on November 18 2005 in the Cultural category 1 See also editSenegambian stone circles History of Senegal History of the Gambia nbsp Senegal portal nbsp Gambia portal nbsp History portalReferences edit a b Les tumulus de Cekeen UNESCO World Heritage Centre nbsp nbsp This African history related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a building or structure in Senegal is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cekeen Tumuli amp oldid 1190380405, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
