Brief Description
"The site consists of four large groups of stone circles that represent an extraordinary concentration of over 1,000 monuments in a band 100 km wide along some 350 km of the River Gambia. The four groups, Sine Ngayène, Wanar, Wassu and Kerbatch, cover 93 stone circles and numerous tumuli, burial mounds, some of which have been excavated to reveal material that suggest dates between 3rd century BC and 16th century AD. Together the stone circles of laterite pillars and their associated burial mounds present a vast sacred landscape created over more than 1,500 years. It reflects a prosperous, highly organized and lasting society."
塞内冈比亚石圈
"在沿冈比亚河350公里长、100公里宽的地带集中了1000多座纪念碑，分成四个巨型石圈 组。这四个石圈组包括Sine Ngayène、Wanar、Wassu和Kerbatch，涵盖93个石圈和无数古坟和墓冢，其中一些已经挖掘。出土实物证明，这些遗迹可追溯到公元前 3世纪至公元16世纪。红土立柱构成的石圈与周围的墓冢展现了1500多年前盛大而神圣的景象，反映了一个繁荣、组织完备、持久的社会。这些石头是用铁制 工具采得，被巧妙地雕琢成了大约七吨重、平均两米高、几乎完全一样的圆柱或多边形立柱。每一个石圈直径4到6米，有8到14根立柱。所有立柱均矗立在墓冢 附近。这一杰出遗址代表了该地区更大范围的巨石带，不论是规模、一致性，还是复杂度在全世界都无与伦比。雕琢细致的独立石柱体现了精细、巧妙的雕刻技术， 增强了整个石圈群的宏伟气势。"
Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1226
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