Verified36.2500° N · 39.1000° E · 350 m
Tell Asaad — Balikh Early Neolithic Settle
Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (8300–7000 BCE)·Balikh PPNB·🇸🇾 Raqqa Governorate, Syria
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About Tell Asaad — Balikh Early Neolithic Settle
Tell Asaad — Balikh Early Neolithic Settle in Raqqa Governorate, Syria is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (8300–7000 BCE) tell attributed to Balikh PPNB. Mound on Balikh river 2 ha with PPNB levels and early Halaf later. Akkermans Tell Asaad Balikh PPNB with plastered architecture.
Why it mattersKey Balikh PPNB origin village
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Neolithic origins
- 02Halaf sequence refinement
Theories
- 01Pottery origins model
- 02Early village aggregation
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. 8300 BCE
- Period
- Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (8300–7000 BCE)
- Culture
- Balikh PPNB
- Purpose
- Mound on Balikh river 2 ha with PPNB levels and early Halaf later
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 8300 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1930 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
36.2500° N · 39.1000° E · 350 m · 4 mapped features
Tell Asaad — Balikh Early Neolithic Settle — High Tell Summit
summitSummit mound
36.2501° N · 39.1001° ETell Asaad — Balikh Early Neolithic Settle — Peripheral Pits
pitsPeripheral pit houses and workshops
36.2498° N · 39.1002° ETell Asaad — Balikh Early Neolithic Settle — Fort Wall Section
wallFortification or enclosure
36.2504° N · 39.0998° ETell Asaad — Balikh Early Neolithic Settle — Reservoir
reservoirStorage
36.2496° N · 39.0999° E