Tell Brak Eye Temple North
Tell Brak Eye Temple North North Annex · Tell Site
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional·Classical·🇸🇾 Al-Hasakah, Tell Brak, Syria
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About Tell Brak Eye Temple North
Tell Brak Eye Temple North in Al-Hasakah, Tell Brak, Syria is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal sanctuary 80 × 55 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 36.6670N 41.0580E controls access to Al-Hasakah resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey temple complex for Al-Hasakah, Tell Brak, illustrating Classical construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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. 450 BCE–100 CE
- Period
- Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional
- Culture
- Classical
- Purpose
- Sanctuary and ceremonial centre for state cult
- Rediscovered
- 1960 survey
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 450 BCE–100 CE
Initial construction of Tell Brak Eye Temple North main structure
c. 1900
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1960–2005
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Tell Brak Eye Temple North) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
36.6670° N · 41.0580° E · 80 m · 4 mapped features
Tell Brak Eye Temple North — Main Structure
structurePrincipal temple complex — Sanctuary 80 × 55 m with diagnostic masonry/panel
36.6678° N · 41.0589° ETell Brak Eye Temple North — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
36.6660° N · 41.0573° ETell Brak Eye Temple North — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
36.6685° N · 41.0592° ETell Brak Eye Temple North — Hydraulic/Cistern
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site
36.6654° N · 41.0569° E