Tell Brak Eye Temple Outlier Sector — Northern Annex
Late Chalcolithic (4000-3200 BCE)·Uruk Period·🇸🇾 Al-Hasakah, Tell Brak, Syria
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About Tell Brak Eye Temple Outlier Sector — Northern Annex
Tell Brak Eye Temple Outlier Sector — Northern Annex in Al-Hasakah, Tell Brak, Syria is a Late Chalcolithic (4000-3200 BCE) temple complex attributed to Uruk Period. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal chamber 12 × 3 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 36.6756N 41.0506E controls access to Al-Hasakah, Tell Brak 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 Uruk Period construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Scale of population vs agricultural catchment
- 02Ritual vs domestic use
Theories
- 01Ancestral burial reuse over centuries
- 02Astronomical alignment hypothesis
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. 3500 BCE
- Period
- Late Chalcolithic (4000-3200 BCE)
- Culture
- Uruk Period
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and pilgrimage focus with stratified deposits
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3500 BCE
Initial construction of Tell Brak Eye Temple Outlier Sector — Northern Annex main structure
c. 924 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Tell Brak Eye Temple Outlier Sector — Northern Annex
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Tell Brak Eye Temple Outlier Sector — Northern Annex) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
36.6756° N · 41.0506° E · 374 m · 4 mapped features
- Tell Brak Eye Temple Outlier Sector — Northern Annex — Main Temple-Complex FeaturechamberPrimary chamber at Tell Brak Eye Temple Outlier Sector — Northern Annex — platform mound with stratified deposits36.6773° N · 41.0521° E
- Tell Brak Eye Temple Outlier Sector — Northern Annex — Secondary EnclosurecairnAncillary cairn at Tell Brak Eye Temple Outlier Sector — Northern Annex — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits36.6776° N · 41.0497° E
- Tell Brak Eye Temple Outlier Sector — Northern Annex — Outlier Rock Art PanelplazaOutlier plaza panel linked to Tell Brak Eye Temple Outlier Sector — Northern Annex ceremonial landscape36.6744° N · 41.0519° E
- Tell Brak Eye Temple Outlier Sector — Northern Annex — Hydraulic/Cistern AnnexreservoirHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Tell Brak Eye Temple Outlier Sector — Northern Annex with plastered basin36.6775° N · 41.0502° E