Qatna Royal Tomb AnteChamber
Qatna Royal Tomb AnteChamber North Annex · Qatna Site
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇸🇾 Homs, Mishrifeh, Syria
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About Qatna Royal Tomb AnteChamber
Qatna Royal Tomb AnteChamber in Homs, Mishrifeh, 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 34.8410N 36.8600E controls access to Homs 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 Homs, Mishrifeh, 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
- 1964 survey
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction of Qatna Royal Tomb AnteChamber main structure
c. 1904
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1964–2009
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Qatna Royal Tomb AnteChamber) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
34.8410° N · 36.8600° E · 108 m · 4 mapped features
Qatna Royal Tomb AnteChamber — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient city — Walled area 12 ha with diagnostic masonry/panel
34.8418° N · 36.8609° EQatna Royal Tomb AnteChamber — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
34.8400° N · 36.8593° EQatna Royal Tomb AnteChamber — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
34.8425° N · 36.8612° EQatna Royal Tomb AnteChamber — Hydraulic/Cistern
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site
34.8394° N · 36.8589° E