Ancient City of Kala Rampart
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE)·Iron Age·🇸🇾 Homs Governorate, Syria
About
About Ancient City of Kala Rampart
Ancient City of Kala Rampart in Homs Governorate, Syria is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) archaeological wonder attributed to Iron Age culture. Systematically investigated through systematic survey and test trenching, it presents a principal enclosure with workshop zone. Construction employs mudbrick on stone socle and demonstrates craft specialization. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Iron Age archaeological-wonder with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Cause of abandonment and collapse
- 02Astronomical alignment and orientation
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape and ancestral veneration
- 02Territorial marker and boundary statement
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 106 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Iron Age
- Purpose
- Residential and craft production
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 106 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 319 BCE
Secondary construction phase
c. 498 CE
Abandonment and gradual burial
1977
Archaeological identification via aerial survey
On the ground
Structures & features
34.7402° N · 39.1867° E · 1380 m · 3 mapped features
Stela Alignment
reservoirPrimary archaeological wonder at Ancient City of Kala Rampart — megalithic chamber
34.7383° N · 39.1882° EPrincipal Monument
cisternPrimary archaeological wonder at Ancient City of Kala Rampart — ceremonial avenue
34.7422° N · 39.1838° EAltar
shrineHydraulic feature — reservoir
34.7375° N · 39.1891° E