Tell Ramad — Damascus Basin
Tell Ramad — Damascus Basin Tell
Pre-Pottery Neolithic (8200–7800 BCE)·PPNB·🇸🇾 Rif Dimashq, Damascus basin, Syria
About
About Tell Ramad — Damascus Basin
Tell Ramad — Damascus Basin in Rif Dimashq, Damascus basin, Syria is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic (8200–7800 BCE) tell attributed to PPNB 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 PPNB site illustrating Pre-Pottery Neolithic (8200–7800 BCE) tell traditions.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Urban planning of Tell Ramad — Damascus Basin
- 02Chronology of lower town
Theories
- 01Administrative centre for PPNB
- 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. 8200 BCE
- Period
- Pre-Pottery Neolithic (8200–7800 BCE)
- Culture
- PPNB
- Purpose
- Plastered skulls settlement, first pottery
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 8200 BCE
Initial settlement
c. 2000 BCE
Major expansion and fortification
On the ground
Structures & features
33.4022° N · 36.2322° E · 232 m · 3 mapped features
- Tell Ramad — Damascus Basin — Main MoundmoundMain tell mound Tell Ramad — Damascus Basin 15 m high with stratified phases33.4030° N · 36.2330° E
- Tell Ramad — Damascus Basin — Lower TownsettlementLower town settlement 10 ha with houses and kilns33.4013° N · 36.2317° E
- Tell Ramad — Damascus Basin — Gate AreagateFortified gate with mudbrick walls and bastions33.4033° N · 36.2315° E