Mureybet Mound Euphrates Deep Sequence
Natufian to PPNA·Natufian / PPNA·🇸🇾 Middle Euphrates, Raqqa, Syria
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About Mureybet Mound Euphrates Deep Sequence
Mureybet Mound Euphrates Deep Sequence at Middle Euphrates, Raqqa, Syria is a Natufian to PPNA ancient village of the Natufian / PPNA tradition, built c. 10700 BCE for long natufian-ppna bridge village. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersMureybet Mound Euphrates Deep Sequence at Middle Euphrates, Raqqa, Syria is a Natufian to PPNA ancient village of the Natufian / PPNA tradition, built c. 10700
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
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. 10700 BCE
- Period
- Natufian to PPNA
- Culture
- Natufian / PPNA
- Purpose
- Long Natufian-PPNA bridge village
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 10700 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Mureybet Mound Euphrates Deep Sequence
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Mureybet Mound Euphrates Deep Sequence
On the ground
Structures & features
36.0386° N · 38.1286° E · 422 m · 3 mapped features
- Mureybet Mound Euphrates Deep Sequence Main Ancient-Village Featureancient villagePrimary ancient-village feature at Mureybet Mound Euphrates Deep Sequence – central long natufian-ppna bridge village element with stratified deposits36.0386° N · 38.1287° E
- Mureybet Mound Euphrates Deep Sequence Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Mureybet Mound Euphrates Deep Sequence defining settlement or ritual space36.0385° N · 38.1287° E
- Mureybet Mound Euphrates Deep Sequence Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Mureybet Mound Euphrates Deep Sequence ceremonial landscape36.0387° N · 38.1285° E