Tell al-Ubaid — Ubaid Type Mound
Tell al-Ubaid — Ubaid Type Mound Tell
Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE)·Ubaid·🇮🇶 Dhi Qar Governorate, Eridu hinterland, Iraq
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About Tell al-Ubaid — Ubaid Type Mound
Tell al-Ubaid — Ubaid Type Mound in Dhi Qar Governorate, Eridu hinterland, Iraq is a Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) tell attributed to Ubaid 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 Ubaid site illustrating Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) tell traditions.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Urban planning of Tell al-Ubaid — Ubaid Type Mound
- 02Chronology of lower town
Theories
- 01Administrative centre for Ubaid
- 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. 6500 BCE
- Period
- Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE)
- Culture
- Ubaid
- Purpose
- Ubaid painted settlement with temple platform
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 6500 BCE
Initial settlement
c. 2000 BCE
Major expansion and fortification
On the ground
Structures & features
30.9622° N · 45.6422° E · 214 m · 3 mapped features
- Tell al-Ubaid — Ubaid Type Mound — Main MoundmoundMain tell mound Tell al-Ubaid — Ubaid Type Mound 15 m high with stratified phases30.9630° N · 45.6430° E
- Tell al-Ubaid — Ubaid Type Mound — Lower TownsettlementLower town settlement 10 ha with houses and kilns30.9613° N · 45.6417° E
- Tell al-Ubaid — Ubaid Type Mound — Gate AreagateFortified gate with mudbrick walls and bastions30.9633° N · 45.6415° E