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Mounds made of layer upon layer of settlement.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Early Bronze Age through Ummayad Abbasid (c.3000 BCE–750 CE); EBA, MBA, Assyrian, Roman, Islamic · EBA → Assyrian Bit-Adini → Aramaean → Hellenistic-Roman Carrhae → Ummayad Islamic
Bibliographic Harran tell — EBA to Ummayad capital of moon-god Sin (Haran) under medieval beehive city (c.3000 BCE–750 CE).
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) · Chalcolithic–EBA
Tell Leilan Buried Acropolis Temple Platform in Al-Hasakah, Tell Leilan, Syria is a Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–EBA.
🇮🇷 Iran · Tell
Chalcolithic-Early Bronze (4000-2800 BCE) · Proto-Elamite
Tepe Sialk Necropolis B Extension South — Eastern Outlier in Isfahan, Kashan, Iran is a Chalcolithic-Early Bronze (4000-2800 BCE) tell attributed to Proto-Elamite.
🇷🇸 Serbia · Tell
Late Neolithic-Chalcolithic (5700-4500 BCE) · Vinca Culture
Vinca Belo Brdo Deep Sounding East — Southern Extension in Belgrade, Vinca, Serbia is a Late Neolithic-Chalcolithic (5700-4500 BCE) tell attributed to Vinca Culture.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Late Neolithic → Halaf → Northern Ubaid (6200–4800 BCE) · Halaf-Ubaid transitional (North Mesopotamian painted pottery)
Halaf mega-village (5800–5400 BCE, 20 ha) — largest Halaf site with Death Pit feasting/cannibalism horizon.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) · Chalcolithic–EBA
Tell Sabi Abyad Buried Burnt Village Ovens in Ar-Raqqa, Tell Sabi Abyad, Syria is a Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–EBA.
🇦🇫 Afghanistan · Tell
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) · Chalcolithic–EBA
Aq Kupruk Buried Upper Palaeolithic Horse Panel in Balkh, Aq Kupruk, Afghanistan is a Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–EBA.
🇮🇷 Iran · Tell
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) · Chalcolithic–EBA
Hasanlu Buried Burned Citadel Hall 7 in West Azerbaijan, Hasanlu, Iran is a Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–EBA.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient village
Old Kingdom → First Intermediate → Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) · Old Kingdom → First Intermediate → Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE)
Kom el-Hisn in Beheira Governorate, Western Delta, Khatatba, Egypt is a Old Kingdom → First Intermediate → Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) settlement attributed to Old Kingdom → First Intermediate →…
🇮🇷 Iran · Tell
Chalcolithic-Bronze Age (4000-2000 BCE) · Hissar Culture
Tepe Hissar Burned Building Annex West — Western Terrace in Semnan, Damghan, Iran is a Chalcolithic-Bronze Age (4000-2000 BCE) tell attributed to Hissar Culture.
🇮🇷 Iran · Tell
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) · Chalcolithic–EBA
Tepe Yahya Buried Proto-Elamite Workshop Terrace in Kerman, Tepe Yahya, Iran is a Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–EBA.
🇲🇱 Mali · Tell
Iron Age-Classic (250 BCE-900 CE) · Djenne Culture
Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Eastern Outlier in Mopti, Djenne, Mali is a Iron Age-Classic (250 BCE-900 CE) tell attributed to Djenne Culture.
🇮🇷 Iran · Tell
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) · Chalcolithic–EBA
Tepe Hissar Buried Treasure Hill Cremation 12 in Semnan, Tepe Hissar, Iran is a Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–EBA.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) · Chalcolithic–EBA
Kültepe Buried Old Assyrian Archive House 12 in Kayseri, Kültepe, Turkey is a Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–EBA.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) · Chalcolithic–EBA
Mari Buried High Terrace Mudbrick Massif in Deir ez-Zor, Mari, Syria is a Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–EBA.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Neolithic → EB → MBA Qarqur → Iron → Classical (8000 BCE–1400 CE) · Neolithic → EB → MBA Qarqur → Iron → Classical (8000 BCE–1400 CE)
Tell Qarqur in Hama Governorate, Orontes, Ghab Valley, Syria is a Neolithic → EB → MBA Qarqur → Iron → Classical (8000 BCE–1400 CE) settlement attributed to Neolithic → EB → MBA Qarqur → Iron →…
🇮🇱 Israel · Tell
Chalcolithic through Ottoman; EBA III, MB–LB Canaanite, Iron I–II Philistine/Judahite, Crusader–Mamluk · EBA Canaanite → Philistine Pentapolis (Sea Peoples) → Judahite fortress → Crusader
40 ha Philistine pentapolis capital — EBA to Crusader tell with Gath Siege Trench and Goliath inscription (c.5000 BCE–present).
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) · Chalcolithic–EBA
Hacilar Buried Village Level VI House Complex in Burdur, Hacılar, Turkey is a Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–EBA.
🇵🇸 Palestine · Tell
Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (9600-8500 BCE) · Natufian-PPN
Jericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North in Jericho Governorate, Palestine is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (9600-8500 BCE) tell attributed to Natufian-PPN.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) · Chalcolithic–EBA
Kaman-Kalehöyük Buried Early Bronze Cistern in Kırşehir, Kaman, Turkey is a Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–EBA.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) · Chalcolithic–EBA
Ugarit Buried House of Yabninu Tablet Archive in Latakia, Ugarit, Syria is a Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–EBA.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) · Chalcolithic–EBA
Çatalhöyük South Area Terrace House 89 in Konya, Çatalhöyük South, Turkey is a Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–EBA.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Tell
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) · Chalcolithic–EBA
Babylon Buried Ishtar Gate Glazed Brick Deposit in Babil, Babylon, Iraq is a Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–EBA.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Tell
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) · Chalcolithic–EBA
Jemdet Nasr Buried Painted Pottery Kiln 4 in Wasit, Jemdet Nasr, Iraq is a Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–EBA.
