Tell es-Sweyhat — Euphrates
Tell es-Sweyhat — Euphrates Tell
Early Bronze Age (3100–1900 BCE)·EBA Syrian·🇸🇾 Raqqa Governorate, Euphrates, Syria
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About Tell es-Sweyhat — Euphrates
Tell es-Sweyhat — Euphrates in Raqqa Governorate, Euphrates, Syria is a Early Bronze Age (3100–1900 BCE) tell attributed to EBA Syrian culture. German and Syrian excavations document stratified sequence with ceramic seriation and radiocarbon. The site includes a principal mound and ancillary settlement.
Why it mattersKey EBA Syrian site illustrating Early Bronze Age (3100–1900 BCE) tell traditions.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Urban planning of Tell es-Sweyhat — Euphrates
- 02Chronology of lower town
Theories
- 01Administrative centre for EBA Syrian
- 02Trade hub on Euphrates/Khabur
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. 3100 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age (3100–1900 BCE)
- Culture
- EBA Syrian
- Purpose
- Fortified town with outer town 40 ha
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3100 BCE
Initial settlement
c. 2000 BCE
Major expansion and fortification
On the ground
Structures & features
36.0222° N · 38.2522° E · 332 m · 3 mapped features
- Tell es-Sweyhat — Euphrates — Main MoundmoundMain tell mound Tell es-Sweyhat — Euphrates 15 m high with stratified phases36.0230° N · 38.2530° E
- Tell es-Sweyhat — Euphrates — Lower TownsettlementLower town settlement 10 ha with houses and kilns36.0213° N · 38.2517° E
- Tell es-Sweyhat — Euphrates — Gate AreagateFortified gate with mudbrick walls and bastions36.0233° N · 38.2515° E