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Mounds made of layer upon layer of settlement.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Neolithic–Iron (6000–600 BCE) · Halaf to Neo-Hittite
Neolithic–Iron (6000–600 BCE) Halaf to Neo-Hittite tell at Gaziantep Province – citadel on aleppo–carchemish road (dims Mound 25 m high, lower town 10 ha).
🇮🇷 Iran · Tell
Neolithic to Sasanian (c.5000 BCE–600 CE) · Fars Chalcolithic → Elam → Persian
Mamasani multiperiod tell 8 m high (Neolithic–Sasanian 6k yr, Bakun–Banesh–Kaftari) west Fars.
🇮🇱 Israel · Buried city
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Medieval
Bouldnor Cliff Mesolithic Submerged Floor North in Atlit Coast, Israel is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) buried city attributed to Medieval culture.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Tell
Ubaid (5000–4300 BCE) · Ubaid
Ubaid (5000–4300 BCE) Ubaid tell at Diyala Governorate, Hamrin – ubaid village with grain storages (dims 1.1 ha).
🇮🇱 Israel · Tell
Period Late Holocene · Regional culture Mideast-Tell
Earthwork Enclosure Mideast 86 — Israel Region 2 in Israel Region 2, Israel is a Neolithic tell with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇧🇴 Bolivia · Tell
Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) · Ubaid
Tell el-Kot-Low Kara in Oruro, Bolivia is a Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) tell attributed to Ubaid culture.
🇨🇱 Chile · Buried city
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Bronze Age
Cleopatra Palace Crypt South in Chiloé Shelf, Chile is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Buried city
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age
Moundville Ceremonial Mound in Amazonas, Brazil is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇺🇸 United States · Buried city
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Bronze Age
Cist Grave Field West in Ohio Valley, United States is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Buried city
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Iron Age
Plastered Floor House Cluster South in Dnieper, Ukraine is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) buried city attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇮🇱 Israel · Tell
Period Late Holocene · Regional culture Mideast-Tell
Chambered Cairn Hill Mideast 15 — Israel Region 3 in Israel Region 3, Israel is a Neolithic tell with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇮🇱 Israel · Buried city
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Lechaion Harbour Extension South in Atlit Coast, Israel is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) buried city attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇮🇷 Iran · Tell
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze (c.4300–1900 BCE) · Hissar I–IIIC
Damghan plain 40-ha complex with three mounds: Hissar IIIB–C painted/grey ware, lapis bead workshop, arsenical bronze workshop, “Burnt Building” massacre layer ~1900 BCE with 11 skeletons and Grey…
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Chalcolithic-EBA (c.5000-2500 BCE) · Kura-Araxes / Early Transcaucasian (Karaz-Pulur)
Pulur Höyük (Erzincan) — buried chalcolithic-eba tell/village at Erzincan Province.
🇧🇬 Bulgaria · Buried city
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Classical
Hearths Layer North in Thracian Plain, Bulgaria is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) buried city attributed to Classical culture.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Ancient city
Early Dynastic Sumer to Akkadian · Sumerian / Akkadian
Key Sumerian city-state (c.3100–2000 BCE) dominating Early Dynastic Sumer, palace A, ziggurat, mentioned in King List as first city to have kingship after Flood. Discovered library archives.
🇵🇪 Peru · Buried city
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Medieval
Shrine Niche North in Coastal Peru, Peru is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) buried city attributed to Medieval culture.
🇮🇱 Israel · Tell
Period Late Holocene · Regional culture Mideast-Tell
Fortress Citadel Mideast 41 — Israel Region 5 in Israel Region 5, Israel is a Neolithic tell with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Tell
Period Bronze Age · Regional culture Mideast-Tell
Fortress Citadel Mideast 4 — Jordan Region 4 in Jordan Region 4, Jordan is a Bronze Age tell with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
EB to Medieval (c.3000 BCE–1200 CE; peak Phrygia 900–600 BCE) · Hittite → Phrygian (Midas) → Persian → Galatian → Roman
Gordion is the Phrygian capital (Yassıhöyük) — Midas's city (Midas Mound tumulus 53 m), terraced citadel with Phrygian Gate (Ashlar), and 100-tumulus necropolis...
🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient city
Middle to Late Bronze Age (c.2000–1200 BCE; Level VII palace 1650–1600 BCE) · Amorite / Yamhad / Hittite / Mitanni
Bronze Age capital of Mukish kingdom in Amuq plain, Alalakh yielded Levels VII–0 (Middle–Late Bronze) with cuneiform archives of King Idrimi's inscription (statue autobiography), Yarim-Lim palace,…
🇮🇶 Iraq · Tell
Period Iron Age · Regional culture Mideast-Tell
Fortress Citadel Mideast 98 — Iraq Region 2 in Iraq Region 2, Iraq is a Bronze Age tell with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Buried city
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Iron Age
Hearths Layer North in Konya Plain, Turkey is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) buried city attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Period Neolithic · Regional culture Mideast-Tell
Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Mideast 1 — Syria Region 1 in Syria Region 1, Syria is a Neolithic tell with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.