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Tell Chuera Northeast — Pottery Kiln Quarter 2600 BCE

Early Bronze (2600–2300 BCE Early Jezireh III)·Early Syrian Kranzhügel·🇸🇾 Hasakah, Tell Chuera outskirts, Syria

About

About Tell Chuera Northeast — Pottery Kiln Quarter 2600 BCE

Chuera suburb excavated alongside Steinbau by Meyer, production for 15 ha town. Recorded context — Period: Early Bronze (2600–2300 BCE Early Jezireh III); Culture: Early Syrian Kranzhügel; Field status: excavated; Materials: mudbrick kilns, pottery; Condition: ruins.

Why it mattersKey Early Syrian Kranzhügel tell with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Open questions

Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

  1. 01Construction labor organization

Theories

  1. 01Seasonal gathering
  2. 02Ceremonial centre

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. 2600 BCE
Period
Early Bronze (2600–2300 BCE Early Jezireh III)
Culture
Early Syrian Kranzhügel
Purpose
Industrial kiln quarter of Kranzhügel — 12 updraught pottery kilns with wasters outside Chuera walls
Rediscovered
Modern excavation 1962
Excavation
Excavated
  1. 1920 excavation

    Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Tell Chuera Northeast — Pottery Kiln Quarter 2600 BCE

  2. c. 200 CE major extension

    Major expansion / refurbishment at Tell Chuera Northeast — Pottery Kiln Quarter 2600 BCE

  3. c. 2600 BCE

    Initial construction / first occupation at Tell Chuera Northeast — Pottery Kiln Quarter 2600 BCE

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Structures & features

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