Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Mideast 1 — Syria Region 1
Period Neolithic·Regional culture Mideast-Tell·🇸🇾 Syria Region 1, Syria
About
About Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Mideast 1 — Syria Region 1
Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Mideast 1 — Syria Region 1 in Syria Region 1, Syria is a Neolithic tell with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
Why it mattersKey Regional culture Mideast-Tell tell with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function of enclosure
- 02Trade network extent
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Seasonal gathering
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. 800 CE
- Period
- Period Neolithic
- Culture
- Regional culture Mideast-Tell
- Purpose
- tell ritual/settlement purpose for Mideast-Tell
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1966
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 800 CE
Initial construction / first occupation at Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Mideast 1 — Syria Region 1
1920 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Mideast 1 — Syria Region 1
On the ground
Structures & features
32.4811° N · 21.1827° E · 1513 m · 3 mapped features
Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Mideast 1 — Syria Region 1 — Principal Palace
palacepalace at Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Mideast 1 — Syria Region 1 — hydraulic feature
32.4828° N · 21.1823° ERock-Cut Tomb Cluster Mideast 1 — Syria Region 1 — Northern Temple
templetemple at Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Mideast 1 — Syria Region 1 — subsidiary complex
32.4821° N · 21.1842° ERock-Cut Tomb Cluster Mideast 1 — Syria Region 1 — Southern Gate
gategate at Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Mideast 1 — Syria Region 1 — primary structure
32.4794° N · 21.1835° E