Tell Khamis — Euphrates Fortified Hamlet
Late Uruk to Early Bronze (3400–2400 BCE)·Late Uruk / Early Syrian·🇸🇾 Raqqa, Euphrates Valley, Syria
About
About Tell Khamis — Euphrates Fortified Hamlet
Bi'a hinterland mound excavated alongside Tuttul project, yielding Uruk contact ceramics and Early Bronze village phasing. Recorded context — Period: Late Uruk to Early Bronze (3400–2400 BCE); Culture: Late Uruk / Early Syrian; Field status: excavated; Materials: mudbrick; Condition: buried.
Why it mattersKey Late Uruk / Early Syrian tell with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization
Theories
- 01Observatory
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. 3400 BCE
- Period
- Late Uruk to Early Bronze (3400–2400 BCE)
- Culture
- Late Uruk / Early Syrian
- Purpose
- Fortified hamlet at Tuttul hinterland — small Uruk enclave with bevelled-rim bowls
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1968
- Excavation
- Excavated
2005 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Tell Khamis — Euphrates Fortified Hamlet
c. 3400 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Tell Khamis — Euphrates Fortified Hamlet
On the ground
Structures & features
35.9200° N · 39.0500° E · 255 m · 4 mapped features
- Tell Khamis — Euphrates Fortified Hamlet — Principal Palacepalacepalace at Tell Khamis — Euphrates Fortified Hamlet — subsidiary complex35.9190° N · 39.0501° E
- Tell Khamis — Euphrates Fortified Hamlet — Northern Templetempletemple at Tell Khamis — Euphrates Fortified Hamlet — subsidiary complex35.9215° N · 39.0505° E
- Tell Khamis — Euphrates Fortified Hamlet — Southern Gategategate at Tell Khamis — Euphrates Fortified Hamlet — hydraulic feature35.9203° N · 39.0489° E
- Tell Khamis — Euphrates Fortified Hamlet — Eastern Palacepalacepalace at Tell Khamis — Euphrates Fortified Hamlet — hydraulic feature35.9191° N · 39.0506° E