Tell Mozan Buried Palace Tupkish South Wing
Tell Mozan Buried Palace Tupkish South Wing North Annex · Tell Site
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇸🇾 Al-Hasakah, Tell Mozan, Syria
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About Tell Mozan Buried Palace Tupkish South Wing
Tell Mozan Buried Palace Tupkish South Wing in Al-Hasakah, Tell Mozan, Syria is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal walled area 12 ha and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 37.3320N 40.9930E controls access to Al-Hasakah resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient city for Al-Hasakah, Tell Mozan, illustrating Bronze Age construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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. 2800 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Regional urban centre controlling trade and administration
- Rediscovered
- 1974 survey
- Excavation
- Buried
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction of Tell Mozan Buried Palace Tupkish South Wing main structure
c. 1914
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1974–2019
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Tell Mozan Buried Palace Tupkish South Wing) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
37.3320° N · 40.9930° E · 178 m · 4 mapped features
Tell Mozan Buried Palace Tupkish South Wing — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient city — Walled area 12 ha with diagnostic masonry/panel
37.3328° N · 40.9939° ETell Mozan Buried Palace Tupkish South Wing — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
37.3310° N · 40.9923° ETell Mozan Buried Palace Tupkish South Wing — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
37.3335° N · 40.9942° ETell Mozan Buried Palace Tupkish South Wing — Hydraulic/Cistern
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site
37.3304° N · 40.9919° E