Tell Halula Euphrates Neolithic
PPNB to Pottery Neolithic·Middle Euphrates PPNB·🇸🇾 Middle Euphrates, Aleppo, Syria
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About Tell Halula Euphrates Neolithic
Tell Halula Euphrates Neolithic at Middle Euphrates, Aleppo, Syria is a PPNB to Pottery Neolithic ancient village of the Middle Euphrates PPNB tradition, built c. 8600 BCE for multi-period neolithic plastered floors skull. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersTell Halula Euphrates Neolithic at Middle Euphrates, Aleppo, Syria is a PPNB to Pottery Neolithic ancient village of the Middle Euphrates PPNB tradition, built
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
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. 8600 BCE
- Period
- PPNB to Pottery Neolithic
- Culture
- Middle Euphrates PPNB
- Purpose
- Multi-period Neolithic plastered floors skull
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 8600 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Tell Halula Euphrates Neolithic
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Tell Halula Euphrates Neolithic
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Structures & features
36.4167° N · 38.1722° E · 497 m · 4 mapped features
- Tell Halula Euphrates Neolithic Main Ancient-Village Featureancient villagePrimary ancient-village feature at Tell Halula Euphrates Neolithic – central multi-period neolithic plastered floors skull element with stratified deposits36.4168° N · 38.1722° E
- Tell Halula Euphrates Neolithic Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Tell Halula Euphrates Neolithic defining settlement or ritual space36.4166° N · 38.1723° E
- Tell Halula Euphrates Neolithic Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Tell Halula Euphrates Neolithic ceremonial landscape36.4168° N · 38.1721° E
- Tell Halula Euphrates Neolithic Reservoir CisternhydraulicRock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management36.4166° N · 38.1721° E