Dur-Katlimmu Buried Middle Assyrian House Archive
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE)·Chalcolithic–EBA·🇸🇾 Al-Hasakah, Dur-Katlimmu, Syria
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About Dur-Katlimmu Buried Middle Assyrian House Archive
Dur-Katlimmu Buried Middle Assyrian House Archive in Al-Hasakah, Dur-Katlimmu, Syria is a Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–EBA. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal mound 220 × 180 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 35.6390N 40.7350E controls access to Al-Hasakah resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey tell for Al-Hasakah, Dur-Katlimmu, illustrating Chalcolithic–EBA construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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. 3800 BCE initial, major 2600 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Chalcolithic–EBA
- Purpose
- Multi-period settlement mound with stratified urban sequence
- Rediscovered
- 1981 survey
- Excavation
- Buried
c. 3800 BCE initial, major 2600 BCE
Initial construction of Dur-Katlimmu Buried Middle Assyrian House Archive main structure
c. 1921
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1981–2011
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Dur-Katlimmu Buried Middle Assyrian House Archive) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
35.6390° N · 40.7350° E · 227 m · 3 mapped features
Dur-Katlimmu Buried Middle Assyrian House Archive — Main Structure
structurePrincipal tell — Mound 220 × 180 m with diagnostic masonry/panel
35.6398° N · 40.7359° EDur-Katlimmu Buried Middle Assyrian House Archive — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
35.6380° N · 40.7343° EDur-Katlimmu Buried Middle Assyrian House Archive — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
35.6405° N · 40.7362° E