Tell Jerablus Tahtani

Why it mattersEB II walled town with Uruk-related levels below showing the Carchemish outer town hierarchy before the Syro-Hittite capital.

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

Built

Ubaid hamlet c.5000 BCE; EB II walled town c.2800 BCE

Period

Ubaid to Early Bronze (c.5000–2200 BCE; EB II centre)

Culture

Ubaid → Uruk → Early Bronze Euphrates / Carchemish periphery

Builders

Ubaid communities

Purpose

Euphrates ford town controlling Carchemish southern approach

Rediscovered

Modern archaeological survey/ rescue

Excavation

Excavated

1. c.5000 BCE

   Ubaid hamlet

2. c.3500 BCE

   Uruk-related bevel-rim level

3. c.2800 BCE

   EB II walled town

4. 1992

   Peltenburg rescue excavation

• Tell Jerablus Tahtani — East gate

  temple

  Key sub-area of Tell Jerablus Tahtani (Ubaid to Early Bronze) showing Ubaid horizon

  36.7792° N · 38.0497° E

• Tell Jerablus Tahtani — West workshop

  fortification

  Key sub-area of Tell Jerablus Tahtani (Ubaid to Early Bronze) showing Ubaid horizon

  36.7800° N · 38.0503° E

• Tell Jerablus Tahtani — Ceremonial building

  workshop

  Key sub-area of Tell Jerablus Tahtani (Ubaid to Early Bronze) showing Ubaid horizon

  36.7808° N · 38.0509° E