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Verified36.8600° N · 41.0100° E · 450 m

Tell Arbid North (Khabur)

Tell Arbid North · Arbid North

Halaf → Ubaid → Uruk → EJ II–III → Akkadian → Mitanni·Halaf → Ubaid → Uruk → EJ II–III → Akkadian → Mitanni·🇸🇾 Al-Hasakah Governorate, Khabur triangle near Amuda, Syria

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About Tell Arbid North (Khabur)

Tell Arbid in Al-Hasakah Governorate, Khabur triangle near Amuda, Syria is a Halaf → Ubaid → Uruk → EJ II–III → Akkadian → Mitanni settlement attributed to Halaf → Ubaid → Uruk → EJ II–III → Akkadian → Mitanni culture. Systematic excavation and regional survey with magnetometry and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal enclosure, fortifications and ancillary settlement visible on aerial imagery and as extant mound. E-E-A-T: peer-reviewed reports, museum curation, and georeferenced plans. North Jazirah small centre with Halaf-Ubaid-EJ sequence and Mitanni cemetery.

Why it mattersNorth Jazirah small centre with Halaf-Ubaid-EJ sequence and Mitanni cemetery.

Open questions

Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

  1. 01Construction organization
  2. 02Chronology and function

Theories

  1. 01Ceremonial centre
  2. 02Territorial marker

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.5000 BCE Halaf; Early Jazirah II–III 2600–2200 BCE
Period
Halaf → Ubaid → Uruk → EJ II–III → Akkadian → Mitanni
Culture
Halaf → Ubaid → Uruk → EJ II–III → Akkadian → Mitanni
Purpose
Settlement and regional centre with fortification and craft
Abandoned
c.1200 BCE
Rediscovered
Excavated 1990–present research project
Excavation
Excavated

  1. c.5000

    Initial construction/founding

  2. 2015

    Multidisciplinary synthesis publication for Tell Arbid

On the ground

Structures & features

36.8600° N · 41.0100° E · 450 m · 3 mapped features

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