Posthole Structure Alignment North
Posthole Structure Alignment North Site
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)·Iron Age·🇸🇾 Euphrates Valley, Syria
About
About Posthole Structure Alignment North
Posthole Structure Alignment North in Euphrates Valley, Syria is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) ancient city attributed to Iron Age culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Iron Age site illustrating Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) ancient-city traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Posthole Structure Alignment North
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Iron Age
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
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. 500 CE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Iron Age
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 500 CE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
36.4108° N · 39.1392° E · 76 m · 3 mapped features
Posthole Structure Alignment North — Principal Feature
structurePrimary ancient-city feature at Posthole Structure Alignment North
36.4116° N · 39.1400° EPosthole Structure Alignment North — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Posthole Structure Alignment North
36.4101° N · 39.1386° EPosthole Structure Alignment North — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Posthole Structure Alignment North
36.4119° N · 39.1382° E