Ebla — Palace G North Store Room
إبلا · Ebla G Store
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze Age urban·🇸🇾 Idlib, Tell Mardikh, Ebla, Syria
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About Ebla — Palace G North Store Room
Ebla — Palace G North Store Room in Idlib, Tell Mardikh, Ebla, Syria is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age urban. Systematic survey and magnetometry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal citadel and domestic quarter. Dimensions city wall circuit 1.2 km; area 18 ha; area 23.8 ha. Excavation unexcavated; condition submerged. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age urban ancient-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 380 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Elite residence hypothesis
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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age urban
- Purpose
- Urban centre with palace and temple precinct
- Rediscovered
- 2008
- Excavation
- Unexcavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1068 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1960
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
On the ground
Structures & features
35.8000° N · 36.8600° E · 380 m · 3 mapped features
Principal Monument
structurePrincipal Monument at Ebla — Palace G North Store Room — structure with stratified deposits
35.8016° N · 36.8587° EAncillary Complex
complexAncillary Complex at Ebla — Palace G North Store Room — complex with stratified deposits
35.8004° N · 36.8610° EOutlier Feature
outlierOutlier Feature at Ebla — Palace G North Store Room — outlier with stratified deposits
35.7985° N · 36.8597° E