Harran Tell — Ancient Mound North Trench (Harran)
Harran Tell N Trench
Chalcolithic to Bronze Age (4500–1200 BCE)·Chalcolithic–Early Bronze·🇹🇷 Şanlıurfa, Harran Tell, Turkey
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About Harran Tell — Ancient Mound North Trench (Harran)
Harran Tell — Ancient Mound North Trench (Harran) in Şanlıurfa, Harran Tell, Turkey is a Chalcolithic to Bronze Age (4500–1200 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–Early Bronze. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and domestic quarter. Dimensions mound 120 m × 90 m × 18 m high; deposit 20 m thick; area 14.3 ha. Excavation ongoing; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Chalcolithic–Early Bronze tell with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 360 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Ritual landscape model
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. 4000–3500 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic to Bronze Age (4500–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Chalcolithic–Early Bronze
- Purpose
- Multi-period tell settlement with stratified architecture
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 4000–3500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 902 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1890
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
36.8700° N · 39.0300° E · 360 m · 3 mapped features
Mound Summit Sanctuary
sanctuaryMound Summit Sanctuary at Harran Tell — Ancient Mound North Trench (Harran) — sanctuary with stratified deposits
36.8697° N · 39.0309° ELower Town Insula
insulaLower Town Insula at Harran Tell — Ancient Mound North Trench (Harran) — insula with stratified deposits
36.8685° N · 39.0311° EFortification Wall
wallFortification Wall at Harran Tell — Ancient Mound North Trench (Harran) — wall with stratified deposits
36.8694° N · 39.0306° E