Mureybet — Euphrates Early Village
Natufian to PPNB (10200–8200 BCE)·Mureybetian culture (PPNA type)·🇸🇾 Raďďa Governorate, Syria
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About Mureybet — Euphrates Early Village
Mureybet — Euphrates Early Village in Raďďa Governorate, Syria is a Natufian to PPNB (10200–8200 BCE) ancient-village attributed to Mureybetian culture (PPNA type). Natufian village mound under Assad lake with round houses and earliest plastered floor sequence. Cauvin Mureybet PPNA type-site with Natufian to 8200 BCE 4 phases.
Why it mattersKey Mureybetian culture (PPNA type) reference for transition
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Trade route evidence
- 02Neolithic origins
Theories
- 01Earliest farming model
- 02Desert port logistics
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. 10200 BCE
- Period
- Natufian to PPNB (10200–8200 BCE)
- Culture
- Mureybetian culture (PPNA type)
- Purpose
- Natufian village mound under Assad lake with round houses and earliest plastered floor sequence
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 10200 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1950 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
36.0400° N · 38.1300° E · 300 m · 3 mapped features
Mureybet — Euphrates Early Village — House Cluster
houseHouses
36.0401° N · 38.1301° EMureybet — Euphrates Early Village — Midden
middenMidden
36.0398° N · 38.1302° EMureybet — Euphrates Early Village — Roundhouse Circle
roundhouseRoundhouse
36.0404° N · 38.1298° E