Silt Sealed Workshop South
Silt Sealed Workshop South Site
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇸🇾 Euphrates Valley, Syria
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About Silt Sealed Workshop South
Silt Sealed Workshop South in Euphrates Valley, Syria is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) buried city attributed to Bronze 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 Bronze Age site illustrating Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) buried-city traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Silt Sealed Workshop South
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Bronze 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. 800 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Defensive enclosure and administrative site
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 800 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
36.1067° N · 39.0166° E · 768 m · 3 mapped features
Silt Sealed Workshop South — Principal Feature
structurePrimary buried-city feature at Silt Sealed Workshop South
36.1075° N · 39.0174° ESilt Sealed Workshop South — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Silt Sealed Workshop South
36.1060° N · 39.0160° ESilt Sealed Workshop South — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Silt Sealed Workshop South
36.1078° N · 39.0156° E