Tell Wall-Cairn
Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE)·Ubaid·🇨🇦 British Columbia, Canada
About
About Tell Wall-Cairn
Tell Wall-Cairn in British Columbia, Canada is a Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) tell attributed to Ubaid culture. Systematically investigated through systematic survey and stratigraphic excavation, it presents a fortified nucleus with necropolis. Construction employs mudbrick on stone socle and demonstrates craft specialization. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Ubaid tell with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of monuments
- 02Population scale vs catchment
Theories
- 01Centralized storage and redistribution (Cunliffe)
- 02Ritual landscape and ancestral veneration
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. 4376 BCE
- Period
- Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE)
- Culture
- Ubaid
- Purpose
- Ceremonial and settlement
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 4376 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 3576 BCE
Major expansion and monumental elaboration
c. 784 BCE
Rebuilding and fortification phase
1971
Modern archaeological excavation and survey
On the ground
Structures & features
49.7276° N · 120.7632° W · 2207 m · 4 mapped features
Temple Platform
cisternAncillary reservoir associated with main monument
49.7251° N · 120.7656° WAncillary Complex
stelaAncillary reservoir associated with main monument
49.7251° N · 120.7636° WTemple Platform 3
enclosurePrimary tell at Tell Wall-Cairn — platform mound
49.7259° N · 120.7620° WOutlier Panel
enclosureBurial zone — rock-cut chambers
49.7305° N · 120.7662° W