Tell Chuera Northeast — Pottery Kiln Quarter 2600 BCE

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

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

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

• Tell Chuera Northeast — Pottery Kiln Quarter 2600 BCE — Principal Palace

  palace

  palace at Tell Chuera Northeast — Pottery Kiln Quarter 2600 BCE — subsidiary complex

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• Tell Chuera Northeast — Pottery Kiln Quarter 2600 BCE — Northern Temple

  temple

  temple at Tell Chuera Northeast — Pottery Kiln Quarter 2600 BCE — subsidiary complex

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• Tell Chuera Northeast — Pottery Kiln Quarter 2600 BCE — Southern Gate

  gate

  gate at Tell Chuera Northeast — Pottery Kiln Quarter 2600 BCE — primary structure

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• Tell Chuera Northeast — Pottery Kiln Quarter 2600 BCE — Eastern Palace

  palace

  palace at Tell Chuera Northeast — Pottery Kiln Quarter 2600 BCE — subsidiary complex

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