Verified36.9700° N · 40.7800° E · 300 m
Tell Bderi — Khabur Halaf Settlement
Halaf to Uruk (6000–3200 BCE)·Halaf→Ninevite 5·🇸🇾 Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria
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About Tell Bderi — Khabur Halaf Settlement
Tell Bderi — Khabur Halaf Settlement in Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria is a Halaf to Uruk (6000–3200 BCE) tell attributed to Halaf→Ninevite 5. Mound on Khabur with Halaf painted and later Ninevite 5 incised wares. Pfälzner Tell Bderi Khabur step: Halaf 6000 BCE to 3000 BCE Ninevite 5.
Why it mattersKey Halaf→Ninevite 5 stratigraphic tell for Syro-Mesopotamian sequence
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Halaf–Ubaid transition
- 02Neo-Assyrian administration
Theories
- 01Pottery kiln seriation
- 02Trade route monitoring
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. 6000 BCE
- Period
- Halaf to Uruk (6000–3200 BCE)
- Culture
- Halaf→Ninevite 5
- Purpose
- Mound on Khabur with Halaf painted and later Ninevite 5 incised wares
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 6000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1920 CE
Modern survey
On the ground
Structures & features
36.9700° N · 40.7800° E · 300 m · 4 mapped features
Tell Bderi — Khabur Halaf Settlement — Citadel High Mound
citadelCitadel
36.9701° N · 40.7801° ETell Bderi — Khabur Halaf Settlement — Lower Town Pottery Kilns
kilnsKiln area
36.9698° N · 40.7802° ETell Bderi — Khabur Halaf Settlement — Stela / Orthostat Field
stelaStela area
36.9704° N · 40.7798° ETell Bderi — Khabur Halaf Settlement — Storage Building
storageStorage
36.9696° N · 40.7799° E