Bouqras — Euphrates Early Neolithic Village
Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (8000–6500 BCE)·Pre-Pottery Neolithic (Bouqras phase)·🇸🇾 Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria
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About Bouqras — Euphrates Early Neolithic Village
Bouqras — Euphrates Early Neolithic Village in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (8000–6500 BCE) ancient-village attributed to Pre-Pottery Neolithic (Bouqras phase). Large Neolithic village 3 ha with rectangular plastered houses and obsidian exchange, early pottery experiment. Akkermans Bouqras early Neolithic large houses 6 × 8 m and white plaster ware.
Why it mattersKey Pre-Pottery Neolithic (Bouqras phase) origin village
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Neolithic origins
- 02Halaf sequence refinement
Theories
- 01Pottery origins model
- 02Early village aggregation
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. 8000 BCE
- Period
- Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (8000–6500 BCE)
- Culture
- Pre-Pottery Neolithic (Bouqras phase)
- Purpose
- Large Neolithic village 3 ha with rectangular plastered houses and obsidian exchange, early pottery experiment
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 8000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1930 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
35.5200° N · 40.4000° E · 250 m · 3 mapped features
- Bouqras — Euphrates Early Neolithic Village — Central House ClusterhouseHouse cluster35.5201° N · 40.4001° E
- Bouqras — Euphrates Early Neolithic Village — Communal BuildingcommunalCommunal or plastered skull building35.5198° N · 40.4002° E
- Bouqras — Euphrates Early Neolithic Village — Midden/WorkshopmiddenMidden area35.5204° N · 40.3998° E
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