Mari Palace Room 132 Archives
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇸🇾 Deir ez-Zor, Tell Hariri, Syria
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About Mari Palace Room 132 Archives
Mari Palace Room 132 Archives in Deir ez-Zor, Tell Hariri, 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 34.5480N 40.8910E controls access to Deir ez-Zor 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 Deir ez-Zor, Tell Hariri, 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
- 1961 survey
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction of Mari Palace Room 132 Archives main structure
c. 1901
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1961–2006
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Mari Palace Room 132 Archives) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
34.5480° N · 40.8910° E · 87 m · 3 mapped features
Mari Palace Room 132 Archives — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient city — Walled area 12 ha with diagnostic masonry/panel
34.5488° N · 40.8919° EMari Palace Room 132 Archives — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
34.5470° N · 40.8903° EMari Palace Room 132 Archives — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
34.5495° N · 40.8922° E