Dur-Katlimmu Red House Archive Room
Dur-Katlimmu Red House Archive Room North Annex · Dur-Katlimmu Site
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇸🇾 Al-Hasakah, Tell Sheikh Hamad, Syria
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About Dur-Katlimmu Red House Archive Room
Dur-Katlimmu Red House Archive Room in Al-Hasakah, Tell Sheikh Hamad, Syria is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal walled area 12 ha 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 ancient city for Al-Hasakah, Tell Sheikh Hamad, illustrating Bronze Age 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. 2800 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Regional urban centre controlling trade and administration
- Rediscovered
- 1988 survey
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction of Dur-Katlimmu Red House Archive Room main structure
c. 1928
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1988–2018
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Dur-Katlimmu Red House Archive Room) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
35.6390° N · 40.7350° E · 276 m · 4 mapped features
Dur-Katlimmu Red House Archive Room — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient city — Walled area 12 ha with diagnostic masonry/panel
35.6398° N · 40.7359° EDur-Katlimmu Red House Archive Room — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
35.6380° N · 40.7343° EDur-Katlimmu Red House Archive Room — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
35.6405° N · 40.7362° EDur-Katlimmu Red House Archive Room — Hydraulic/Cistern
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site
35.6374° N · 40.7339° E