Harran — University North Lecture Hall (Ruha)
حران · Harran Lecture N
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze Age urban·🇹🇷 Şanlıurfa, Harran, Turkey
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About Harran — University North Lecture Hall (Ruha)
Harran — University North Lecture Hall (Ruha) in Şanlıurfa, Harran, Turkey is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age urban. Systematic survey and coring document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal enclosure and domestic quarter. Dimensions city wall circuit 1.2 km; area 18 ha; area 32.0 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition partially preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age urban ancient-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 360 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
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
- 1980
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1071 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1910
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
36.8700° N · 39.0300° E · 360 m · 4 mapped features
- Principal MonumentstructurePrincipal Monument at Harran — University North Lecture Hall (Ruha) — structure with stratified deposits36.8682° N · 39.0289° E
- Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary Complex at Harran — University North Lecture Hall (Ruha) — complex with stratified deposits36.8677° N · 39.0287° E
- Outlier FeatureoutlierOutlier Feature at Harran — University North Lecture Hall (Ruha) — outlier with stratified deposits36.8717° N · 39.0296° E
- Reservoir/CisternhydraulicReservoir/Cistern at Harran — University North Lecture Hall (Ruha) — hydraulic with stratified deposits36.8720° N · 39.0298° E
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